Diversity Common Reader Program
Northern's annual Diversity Common Reader Program (DCRP) revolves around a nonfiction book of interdisciplinary interest that advances discussions of diversity, inclusion and justice. Free copies of the selected text are available to NMU students on a first-come, first-served basis.
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About the DCRP
The Diversity Common Reader Program (DCRP) is a semester-long, campus-wide initiative that focuses on reading as a means of social dialogue and change. Held annually since 2013, this program comprises an interdisciplinary series of events inspired by a nonfiction book that advances discussions of diversity, inclusion, and justice.
Each year, books are distributed free of charge to interested NMU students (on a first-come-first-served basis), and all events are free and open to the public.
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2022 Book Selection
We Hereby Refuse, by Frank Abe and Tamiko Nimura
Free copies are available to NMU students in the Olson Library. Pick one up while supplies last!
"This year's book selection is a brand-new nonfiction graphic novel that tells the story of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII, through the lives of three historical figures who experienced it firsthand--and resisted it. The topic is timely, given the upcoming 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 (which authorized the camps), the current rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, and ongoing debates about immigration, citizenship, and policies of detention and family separation. Frank Abe and Tamiko Nimura's book is applicable to a lot of different courses and accessible to a wide range of readers."
Lesley Larkin
DCRP committee chair | NMU English Professor