Charles Johnson

October 17, 2021 | Novelist and philosopher; MacArthur Fellow and winner of the National Book Award.
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Charles Johnson

Hawai’i Book and Music Festival
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Buddhism, Writing and Race: An interview with Charles Johnson

Sunday, October 17, 5:30 pm (HST)

Moderator: George Tanabe, UH Mānoa Professor Emeritus of Religion

Lead Event Sponsors: BDK Hawai‘i and the Hawaiʻi Book and Music Festival

BTSS Series Sponsors: Hawai‘i Community Foundation; Kamehameha Schools
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