Public Lecture: "Passports of the World / The World of Passports"

Date: Dec. 9, 2012

Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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Why do we need passports? Through examples of various types of passports from around the world, we will consider the guarantees and issuing authorities of each passport, as well as people's thoughts on their sense of belonging, such as the gap between the awareness of those who issue them and those who possess and use them. We will also introduce the oldest Japanese passport (a replica) held by the Japan Overseas Migration Museum. Lecturer: Chen Tianxi (Associate Professor, Department of Advanced Anthropology, National Museum of Ethnology) His research themes are globalization, people without "borders," and identification related to people on the move. He is also focusing on stateless people and refugees as well as people with multiple nationalities. His books include "Stateless People," "Chinese Diaspora," and "Crossing Borders and Identification." Organizers: JICA Yokohama Overseas Migration Museum, Senri Foundation "Friends of the National Museum of Ethnology" Date and time: Sunday, December 9, 2012 14:00-15:00Venue : JICA Yokohama Overseas Migration Museum, Exhibition Room (free admission, advance reservation required) *Maximum of 30 peopleContact: Overseas Migration Museum OfficeTEL: 045-663-3257 FAX: 045-211-1781 E-mail: info@jomm.jpHow to apply: Advance reservations are accepted by phone, fax or email. Please let us know your address, name (if multiple people, name of representative and number of people), and contact information (phone number or email address).

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