Anne Shimojima, Storyteller

HIDDEN MEMORY: AN AMERICAN WORLD WAR II STORY

Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 1:00-2:30 pm CDT, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL - In person

Thursday, May 1, 2025 - 1:00-2:00 pm CDT, Naperville Public Library, 95th Street Branch - In person

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 11:30 am-1:00 pm CDT, Lake Villa District Library, Lindenhurst, IL - In person

     Read Anne's essay about creating her family history project and family story on Discover Nikkei.

LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND

Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 7:00-8:00 pm CST, Rolling Meadows Public Library, IL - In person

SAKURA TALES: STORIES FROM JAPAN

Friday, March 7, 2025 - 10:00-11:30 am CST, Institute for Continued Learning, Schaumburg, IL - In person

Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 1:00-2:30 pm CST, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL - In person

Tuesday, April 19, 2025 - 1:00-2:30 pm CST, Oakton Community College, Skokie, IL - In person

9th ANNUAL MENLO PARK STORYFEST - MANY TELLERS, MANY TALES

Friday, November 22, 2024 - 7:00 - 9:00 CST - ZOOM

Sixteen storytellers, including tellers from South Korea, Singapore, Australia, California, and Texas! Register for Zoom link here.

BETTER SAID THAN DONE - END OF YEAR CELEBRATION WITH RECIPES! COMFORT AND JOY

Thursday, December 12, 2024 - 6:00 pm CST - ZOOM

Anne joins storytellers Willy Claflin, Chetter Galloway, Tobey Ishii Anderson, Jim Kissane, Joan Leotta, Roopa Mohan, Liz Nichols, Andy Russel, and Liz Weir. Register for Zoom link here. 

ASIAN TALES & TRAVELS

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 - 2:00 pm - In person

Prospect Heights Public Library District
Anne tells traditional folk tales from Japan and shares photos of her storytelling trip to Japan as a guest of the Japanese government and her discovery of long-lost family. Then you’ll hear some Chinese folk tales and visit China and a rural village with a 600-year tradition of storytelling.