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Housing Works, 33 1/3, and Hālāwai invite you to join author Dan Kois and music writer Nate Chinen as they discuss the fascinating life and afterlife of Israel “Iz” Kamakawiwo’ole, and Kois’s book, Facing Future. Entertainment will provided by traditional Hawaiian ukulele players Andy Kūlana Wang and Jason Poole.

Dan Kois is the author of Facing Future. He’s a film critic for the Washington Post and the Village Voice. He was the founding editor of Vulture, New York magazine’s culture blog, and also writes for New York, the New York Times, Slate, and other publications. He lives in Arlington, Virginia.

Nate Chinen writes about music for the New York Times. He’s also a columnist for JazzTimes and coauthor of Myself Among Others, the autobiography of impresario George Wein. His essay “(Over the) Rainbow Warrior: Israel Kamakawiwoʻole and Another Kind of Somewhere” will appear in the forthcoming anthology Pop When the World Falls Apart: Music and Conflict.

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