Out to Lunch Talk: Kathryn Tolbert

Join us for an Out to Lunch with Kathryn Tolbert, who will share Elmira’s connection to the history of Japanese War Brides. Kathryn will speak about her mother, Hiroko Furukawa Tolbert, known locally as Susie, who came to Elmira after World War II as a Japanese War Bride.This program offers a local perspective on the broader story explored in the Smithsonian exhibition Japanese War Brides: Across a Wide Divide, currently on display at the museum.

Bring your lunch and also enjoy the refreshments provided.

The Smithsonian Institute’s Traveling Exhibition on display until Feb 28th.  This event is supported by the United States-Japan Foundation. 

Japanese War Brides: Across a Wide Divide” is a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, National Museum of American History, and War Bride Experience, Inc.