If you have not not yet seen the PHOTO AND MEMORABILIA EXHIBITS of World War ll in the Philippines at the Long Beach Public Library, visit it this Saturday and you will also have a chance to listen to the Book Talk (see details below) and possibly, meet and talk to some internees of the Santo Tomas Internment Camp. Have you ever seen guerrilla paper money used during the Japanese Occupation in Negros, Iloilo and some other places in the country, or old newspapers dated 1941 with blaring headlines about the war? We are happy to share our personal but small collection of guerrilla money, 1941 newspapers, old books, art works of the era to library visitors. Also view old photos from families of WWll vets, army patches, medals and other memorabilia from other collectors. The exhibit is shown in different glass glasses in different parts of the library.
Come early and visit the Memorabilia Exhibit on the ground floor of the Library, then proceed to the Photo Exhibit and Book Talk which is on the conference room and auditorium lobby at the lower floor of the library. The Exhibits opened to the public on October 12 and will end on October 30. For library hours and other details, visit the exhibit website: www.lbfilamevents.org// BTW, the book of Angus Lorenzen is dear to me because I am a Thomasian and so much history has happened within the walls of my alma mater which is celebrating its 400 years of existence in 2011 ! PLEASE SHARE THIS EMAIL WITH YOUR FRIENDS. I hope more young Filipino Americans would be able to see the exhibits so that they would know and understand this tragic part of our Philippine history. Remember WWll and remember the bravery of our people! - Linda Nietes Book Talk, A 30-minute Movie and Book signing Saturday, October 16, 2010 2:30pm -4:30 p.m. Long Beach Main Library Conference Room There will be a 30-minute movie that will be shown about the Battle of Manila, made by the U.S. Army Signal Corps for release to movie theaters. It was believed that Gen MacArthur did not allow it to be shown publicly because the war had already ended by the time that the film was ready for showing, and thus, few people had actually seen it. It was hidden away in the National Archives until a researcher found it 5 or 6 years ago. For those who will not be able to attend the event but would like an autographed copy of the book,please place your order via email with<[email protected]> no later thanOct 15. Or you can call (310) 514-9139. The book costs $24.95 plus appropriate sales tax for California residents plus $5.00 shipping. Part of the proceeds from sales will help fund this photo exhibit. Please read the review of the book: http://estellabooks.blogspot.com/2009/03/lovely-little-war.htmlcom/2009/03/lovely-little-war.html and relive the experiences of the author and other internees at Santo Tomas. Mr. Angus Lorenzen Author, A Lovely Little War: Life in a Japanese prison camp through the eyes of a child. History Publishing Co., N.Y. 2008. Angus Lorenzen, at age 7, fled Japanese-occupied North China with his sister and mother, just days before the attack on Pearl Harbor, only to be captured in Manila and held in Santo Tomas Internment Camp for more than three years. The Santo Tomas Internment Camp was liberated when Angus was l0, and the internees were caught in the middle of the Battle of Manila. "The narrative in A Lovely Little War graphically describes the horrible razing of Manila, as this amazing story leads you through the build-up to war, the years of imprisonment, and the liberation followed by the devastation of the Battle of Manila". -- Joe Hiseler, US Naval Officer, World War ll. "The children in Santo Tomas were subjected to ever-increasing trauma while they were prisoners. A Lovely Little War tells their tale with compassion and survival humor unique to children. The book describes well, the sad loss of childhood to war." - Joan Paris is a psychologist and counselled WWll, Korea, Vietnam, and Gulf War combat veterans. Please check this link: http://estellabooks.blogspot.com/2009/03/lovely-little-war.htmlcom/2009/03/lovely-little-war.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/filipinolibrarians?hl=en.
