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Symposium

Conference/Presentation
In Person
Tokyo Gakugei University, Room N313
Japan

Date: Feb. 4, 2006

Time: 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.


Toward a more multicultural Japan: Learning from the challenges of Australia, Canada, and the U.S.
「多文化社会日本の可能性と課題:アメリカ、オーストラリア、カナダの例に学ぶ」

主催: 短期留学生プログラム、国際学術講演会
共催: 移民研究会(Imin-Kenkyukai)

Date and time: Saturday, February 4, 2006, 14:00 to 17:00 pm 

Site: Tokyo Gakugei University, Room N313

Moderator: Miya Suga, Area Studies Dept., Tokyo Gakugei Univ.

Session 1: Immigration and Multiculturalism: Cases in Australia and Canada
Dr. Less Terry, Victoria University, Australia, Visiting Professor at Center for Pacific and American Studies, the University of Tokyo

Title: “Flags, Beaches and Australian Multiculturalism”

Dr. Yukari Takai, Aichi Prefectural University

Title: “Migrants, Illegals and the Canada-U.S. Borderland before Multiculturalism: A Look from Social History Perspective”

(Break)

Session 2: Contemporary Immigration Issues in the U.S.
Dr. Edward Park, Director, Asian American Studies Program, Loyola Marymount University
Title: “Probationary Americans: Contemporary Immigration Policies and the Shaping of Asian American Communities”


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