Join us as we celebrate the work of a Wenham hero, Dr. Gordon Sato with
The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore. This children's book documents the work of Dr. Sato's "Manzanar Project" which solved the hunger crisis in Eritrea, Africa. The project was named after the Japanese internment camp where he was sent as a teenager. There is also a companion book
Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, which offers a historical perspective on what the experience was like. Dr. Sato's experiences as a teenager in Manzanar led him to work closely with growing food in inhospitable conditions and to have great sympathy for "aggrieved peoples". His work with growing mangroves is a message of hope to all.
Join us to hear Dr. Gordon Sato speak at the Gordon College Campus on Thursday, March 29 at the A.J. Memorial Chapel from 7:30 - 8:30 PM. Greet Dr. Sato, Susan Roth and Cindy Trumbore at the reception from 6-7 PM in the Ken Olsen Science Center at Gordon College. Also, the authors of
The Mangrove Tree will talk about the development of their book and the artwork earlier the same day at the Hamilton-Wenham Library from 3-4 PM.
For more information about Dr. Sato's work, please visit
http://themanzanarproject.com/ .
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