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.

THE GOOD LIARS CLUB XIV

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - 7:00 pm CSTAnne joins storytellers Laura Deal, Eric Foxman, Ingrid Nixon, Regina Stoops, and MC Norm Brecke for an evening of whoppers. Register here. 

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

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.