Symposium: 100 Years of Japanese Immigration: The Multiple Identities of the Nikkei Community, September 20, São Paulo
In Person
Date: Sept. 20, 2008
Time: 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Symposium: 100 Years of Japanese Immigration: The Multiple Identities of the Nikkei Community The year of the Centennial of Japanese Immigration in Brazil offers a unique opportunity to discuss and showcase the history of the Japanese-Brazilian community. With the aim of delving deeper into the main issues surrounding the Japanese presence and Nikkei migration to Japan, their identity and contributions, this symposium will bring together testimonies from some of the protagonists of this journey. They will present the paths they have taken and their experiences, which will allow for reflections on the past and debates on the contemporary. Date: September 20, 2008 Location: Japan Foundation – Paulista Avenue, 37 – 1st Floor Time: 9:00 am to 5:30 pm Limited spaces - registration: rsvp@discovernikkei.org Free admission Information: (11)3209-5465 (Marcos Persici) Three thematic axes will be developed: [inline:MelanciaFamilia Takehara1941Bastos_sm1.jpg] Part I – In search of new dreams: Nikkei communities in Brazil and their contribution to Brazilian agribusiness – Celso Ramos Center (Santa Catarina) – São Gotardo and the Cerrado (Minas Gerais) – Teixeira de Freitas (Bahia) – The Maeda Family and Cotton Cultivation (São Paulo) (Moderator: Celia Sakurai) Part II – Identity through art - Roberto Okinaka - Ricardo Otake - Jo Takahashi (Moderator: Christina Greiner) Part III – The Dynamic Life of Migrants between Brazil and Japan III.1 Perspectives in Japan - Lili Kawamura - Eliza Sasaki - Andreia Ferreira (Moderator: Masato Ninomiya) III.2 Perspectives in Brazil - Kyoko Nakagawa - Victor Otani - Helio Ishii - Celia Oi (Moderator: Alexandre Uehara) * This program is organized by the website Descubra Nikkei, in cooperation with the Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture and Social Assistance - Historical Museum of Japanese Immigration in Brazil, the Brazilian Association of Japanese Studies and with the collaboration of the Japan Foundation. Descubra Nikkei, a project of the Japanese American National Museum, supported by the Nippon Foundation. **Photos: Courtesy of the Collection of the Historical Museum of Japanese Immigration in Brazil.
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