Anne Shimojima, Storyteller

FLATWATER TALES STORYTELLING FESTIVAL

June 6-7, 2025 - Oak Ridge, TN - In person - With Bil Lepp and Rev. Robert Jones!

All the details here!

HIDDEN MEMORY: AN AMERICAN WORLD WORLD WAR II STORY

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

Thursday, September 18, 2025 - 1:00 - 2:30 PM CST - College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL - In person

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

SAKURA TALES: STORIES FROM JAPAN

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

Thursday, September 4, 2025 - 1:00-2:30 pm CDT. College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL - In person.

ASIAN TALES & TRAVELS

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 - 2:00 pm - Prospect Heights Public Library District. Register here.
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.