The 150th anniversary of Lafcadio Hearn’s arrival in the United States and Cincinnati
The 30th anniversary of the founding of the Lafcadio Hearn Society/USA in Cincinnati

date:
Saturday, September 28, 2019, 1pm
venue:
The Huenefeld Tower Room, The Downtown Main Library, The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
800 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH, 45202 USA
speakers:
Dr. Kinji Tanaka, chairman of the Japan Research Center of Greater Cincinnati – “The Story behind My Groundbreaking Research Findings on the Ship Hearn took and the departure and arrival in the U.S.”
Steve Kemme, president of the Lafcadio Hearn Society/USA, retired Cincinnati Enquirer reporter – “Lafcadio Hearn’s Relationship with and Writings About Cincinnati’s African-Americans.”
Kevin Grace, archivist and head of the Archives and Rare Books Library at the University of Cincinnati – “Ireland’s Support and Development for Favorite Son, Lafcadio Hearn.”
Mary Gallagher, professor of French and Francophone Studies, University College Dublin, Ireland – “Lafcadio Hearn’s Cincinnati Period: Whose Stories Mattered?”
Dr. Noriko Tsunoda Reider, Japanese professor & program adviser, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio – “Snow Woman: Yuki Onna, a Mysterious Woman in the Mountain.”
more info:
https://blog.cincinnatilibrary.org/Blog/lafcadiohearn

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