The book for September is Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air. As always, copies can be picked up at the Circulation Desk. A reminder: you do not need a Wheaton Library card to attend our book discussions. We do ask that you leave contact information so we can get your copy of the book back. The discussion for this book will be on September 25th.
Since Roz brings up a lot of different difficult topics up in this book, I’ve decided to focus on a few topics to highlight resources and interesting articles. The first topic I want to touch on is Sundowning.
Mayo Clinic – Sundowning: Late-Day Confusion
Alzheimer’s Association – Sleep Issues and Sundowning
CBC – Sundowners and Their Exhausted Caregivers
The Atlantic – An Overnight Nursing Home for Dementia Patients
New York Times – Behind the Scenes: Capturing Mental Twilight
Intentional Caregiver – My Experiences with “Sundowning”
The October book will be Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast. Reminder: the discussion for this book will be October 24th from 7-8pm in the 3rd floor Board Room. As always there are copies available behind the Circulation Desk for people who wish to join us for the discussion or just read what we’re reading.
Mentioned on p. 24 here is Destination Earth.
Here’s some more on the history of Chinatowns, their necessity, and their place in society now.
Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce: The History of Chinatown/Visitor’s Guide (PDF)
HuffingtonPost: How Racism Created America’s Chinatowns
Chinatownology: Chinatowns of the World
Mother Nature Network: 10 Best Chinatowns in the US
Courtesy of UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
If you want to learn more about the history of Chinese immigration to America, check out these sources:
Migration Policy Institute: Chinese Immigrants in the United States
Department of State, Office of the Historian: Chinese Immigration and the Chinese Exclusion Acts
PBS, History Detectives: The Life of Chinese Immigrant
National Women’s History Museum: Chinese American Woman: A History of Resilience and Resistance
Golden Venture: Chinese Immigration to the US
University of California: Pictures of 20th Century Immigration
September’s book is Chop Suey, USA by Yong Chen, professor at UC Irvine. The discussion will be September 26th, usual time and place. Anyone interested in joining our discussion can pick up a book at the Circulation Desk.
True Story Book Club 