Barbara Sjoholm and Kaja Gjelde-Bennett talk about The Reindeer of Chinese Gardens

  

A new interview about The  Reindeer of Chinese Gardens with Sámi-American Ph.D. student Kaja Gjelde-Bennett. Kaja and I talk about immigration to the Pacific Northwest by Chinese, Norwegian, and Sámi at the turn of the 19th century and about the setting of the novel in Port Townsend, Washington. Kaja will be leading a book club discussion of the novel on February 27, 2025 at 6 pm. Sign up through Nordiska.

Water Street, Port Townsend, WA 1908