RMC Book Club: Emma Ito discusses “Mỹ Documents” by Kevin Nguyen
April 15 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The Office of Alumni Relations and Asian Studies Department present
“Between Roots & Rivers: Asian American Journeys in Virginia”
A conversation with Emma Ito on Mỹ Documents by Kevin Nguyen.
Event Details
📅 Wednesday, April 15
📍Birdsong Hall, 2nd Floor, Dalton Family Dining Room
🍪 Dessert Reception | 6:30-7 p.m.
📖 Book Discussion | 7-8:30 p.m.
💻 Virtual Attendance | A Teams link will be emailed the morning of the event to the address you provided upon registering.
RSVP Deadlines
For in-person attendance, please RSVP by Wednesday, April 8.
For virtual attendance, please RSVP by Monday, April 13.
RSVP Link: https://event.rmc.edu/BookClub
Book Selection
Join us as Director of Education at Virginia Humanities Emma Ito discusses Mỹ Documents by Kevin Nguyen.
Mỹ Documents follows a Vietnamese American family whose lives are upended when a government policy forces Vietnamese Americans into internment camps. While a work of fiction, the novel draws on real historical events, from Japanese American internment during World War II to the Vietnam War and present-day immigrant detention.
About Our Speaker
Emma Ito is the Director of Education at Virginia Humanities, where she is responsible for the development, coordination, and implementation of educational resources for students, teachers, and lifelong learners. She previously worked at the Library of Virginia, where she led an initiative to research and share Asian American history. Emma has also been an adjunct professor in the Virginia Commonwealth University Global Education Department and is currently an adjunct in the University Honors College. She received her B.A. and M.A. from VCU in History with research focused on Japanese immigrant and Japanese American experiences in Virginia during Jim Crow and World War II.
Questions? Contact nataliebyrnes@rmc.edu.