Julie Otsuka’s book "The Buddha in the Attic" provided the perfect jumping-off point for students, faculty and staff of Penn State Abington, along with the larger Abington community, to engage in in-depth analysis of the penetrating emotions of prejudice, alienation and stigmatization of Japanese “picture brides”—a topic central to the book.
Nationally recognized painter and printmaker Daniel Heyman teaches students the art of traditional Japanese woodblock printing in a private lecture as part of Penn State Abington's "The Buddha in the Attic" exploration series of events.
