NINA REVOYR
READING AND BOOK SIGNING OF SOUTHLAND
 Thursday,
April 22, 2004
4:00-6:00 pm
School of Law, Room 1430
This event is free and open to the
public. Parking at UCLA costs $7.
Cosponsored by the LGBT Studies
Program and the Asian American Studies Center
In her second novel Southland¸Revoyr brings
us a compelling story of race, love, murder, and history
against the backdrop of Los Angeles. A young
Japanese-American law student, Jackie Ishida, discovers
that 4 black teenagers were killed in her grandfather's
store during the Watts Riots of 1965 -- and that the
murders were never solved or reported. Along with James
Lanier, a cousin of one of the victims, Jackie tries to
piece together the story of the boys' deaths. In the
process, Jackie unearths the long-held secrets of her
family's history -- and her own. Moving in and out of
the past, from the shipping yards and internment camps
of World War II; to the barley fields of the Crenshaw
District in the 1930s; to the means streets of Watts in
the 1960s; to the night spots and garment factories of
the 1990s, Southland weaves a tale of Los Angeles in all
of its faces and forms.
Revoyr is the author of one previous novel, The
Necessary Hunger. She was born in Japan, raised in
Tokyo and Los Angeles, and is of Japanese and
Polish-American descent. She lives and works in Los
Angeles.
"What makes a book like Southland resonate is
that it merges elements of literature and social history
with the propulsive drive of a mystery, while evoking
Southern California as a character, a key player in the
tale. Such aesthetics have motivated other Southland
writers, most notably Walter Mosley." -- Los
Angeles Times
"Fascinating and heartbreaking . . . an
essential part of LA history." -- LA Weekly
"Southland is a simmering stew of individual
dreams, family struggles, cultural relations, social
changes, and race relations. It is a compelling,
challenging, and rewarding novel." -- Chicago
Free Press
* winner of the American Library Association's
Stonewall Honor Award in Literature
* selected for the LA Times' Best Books of 2003 List
* nominated for a Lambda Literary Award
* nominated for an Edgar Award
* nominated for the LA Times' Book Prize
* nominated for a Ferro-Grumley Literary Award
More about Southland.
DIRECTIONS AND PARKING:
Take the 405 San Diego Freeway to Sunset Blvd., and
then head east on Sunset Blvd. Next, turn right on
Hilgard Ave. and then turn right on Westholme. Parking
is available in Parking Lot 2 on the UCLA campus for
$7.00. You can purchase a parking pass from the Parking
Kiosk just inside the UCLA campus on Westholme. Walk
north to the UCLA School of Law. Room 1430 is on the
first floor of the building's main hallway.
THE CHARLES R. WILLIAMS PROJECT ON SEXUAL
ORIENTATION LAW
The Charles R. Williams Project on Sexual Orientation
Law and Public Policy is a national think tank dedicated
to the field of sexual orientation law and public
policy. It advances law and public policy through
rigorous, independent research and scholarship. The
Williams Project was founded in the fall of 2001,
through a gift of philanthropist, educator, and
businessman, Charles R. Williams. For more information
about the Williams Project contact:
The Williams Project
UCLA School of Law
Box 951476
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476
www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute
Phone (310) 267-4382
Fax : (310) 825-6023
E-mail: williamsinstitute@law.ucla.edu
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