SHARON FUJIMOTO-JOHNSON
AUTHOR-ILLUSTRATOR
public events
2025
Announced events are listed below. You may also subscribe to my Google events calendar.
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January 5, 2025
Japanese American National Museum​
Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Welcome the new year with THE MOCHI MAKERS!
Reading + signing
12:30 PM
4:00 PM
January 12, 2025
11:30 AM
Reading + Signing + Mochi-making
Parkview Presbyterian Church
Sacramento, CA
Parkview Presbyterian Church was founded in 1912 by Japanese immigrants. It was torn apart by World War II but rebuilt itself into a multicultural community. There will be an opportunity for mochi-making following my reading and signing.
January 26, 2025
Reading + Signing + Mochi-making
Buddhist Church of Florin
Sacramento, CA
The Florin JACL-Sacramento Valley, the Buddhist Church of Florin and the Sacramento Japanese Network/Sumirekai will sponsor its annual Florin “Mochi Madness” from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: hands-on hand-pounding workshop and mochi treat tasting. Free for members and children 5 years and under; $5 for non-members.
March 22, 2025
Buddhist Church of Sacramento
2401 Riverside Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95818
Signing: THE MOCHI MAKERS
Preorders: SHELL SONG
9 AM - 3 PM
March 27, 2025
7 - 8:30 PM
Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Join poets Brynn Saito and traci kato-kiriyama and other poets for a reading celebrating the forthcoming April 2025 release of The Gate of Memory: Poems by Descendants of Nikkei Wartime Incarceration. Edited by Saito and Brandon Shimoda, this poetry anthology explores the afterlife of the historical yet enduring injustice of World War II–era prisons and camps.
BOOK RELEASE
Poetry Anthology (Haymarket Books, April 1, 2025)
Including two poems honoring my grandfather
BOOK RELEASE
(Simon & Schuster/Beach Lane Books, April 15, 2025)
Based on a true family story.
April 24 - October 26, 2025
Japanese American Museum of San Jose
San Jose, CA
View the shell collection that inspired SHELL SONG, along with other family artifacts and stories. This exhibit invites you to identify, preserve, and share the stories of your own family heirlooms.
May 3 - 4, 2025
Davis Cherry Blossom Festival
Davis, CA
Sudwerk Brewing Co.
2001 2nd St, Davis, CA 95618
LIVE READINGS
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SHELL SONG 12:00 PM Saturday, May 3 (Indoor Stage)
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THE MOCHI MAKERS 11:00 AM Sunday, May 4 (Hopyard Stage)
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SHELL SONG 11:45 AM Sunday, May 4 (Hopyard Stage)
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Come see me at my table near the Welcome Booth for autographed copies of SHELL SONG and THE MOCHI MAKERS!
May 17, 2025
AAPI Joy: Narratives, Storytelling, and History
Los Angeles Public Library​ | Central Library
Los Angeles, CA
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Author-illustrator Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson
Presentation for Children and Families
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Time: 2 - 2:30 PM
Location: Children’s Picture Book Room
July 7, 2025
1 - 3 PM
J-Sei
Emeryville, CA
A reading of The Gate of Memory: Poems by Descendants of Nikkei Wartime Incarceration. Edited by Saito and Brandon Shimoda, this poetry anthology explores the afterlife of the historical yet enduring injustice of World War II–era prisons and camps.
