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DESCRIPTION:What&amp;rsquo\;s in a name?&amp;nbsp\;\n\nDiscover Nikkei is launching
  a new writing series called &amp;ldquo\;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/journal/chronicles/name/
 &quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nikkei Names: Taro\, John\, Juan\, Jo&amp;atilde\;o?
 &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;rdquo\; to explore what your name says about you\, and the o
 rigins of Nikkei names.&amp;nbsp\;\n\nIn conjunction with this series\, we are
  offering&amp;nbsp\;&lt;strong&gt;FREE one-time writing workshops&lt;/strong&gt; in multip
 le cities and countries to encourage submissions to &lt;em&gt;Nikkei Names&lt;/em&gt;.
  These workshops are designed to help students of all writing levels devel
 op a point of view\, characters\, and a narrative voice to tell their stor
 ies about their names.&amp;nbsp\;This can include family names\, given names\,
  and even nicknames!&amp;nbsp\;\n\nPlease join us at our workshops and share y
 our stories about your name on DiscoverNikkei.org! &amp;nbsp\;\n\n&lt;strong&gt;Date
 : Saturday\, June 28\, 2014&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\n\n&lt;strong&gt;Time: 10:00 a.m. to
  12 noon&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;(Registration starts at 9:30 a.m.)\n\n&lt;strong&gt;Loca
 tion:&amp;nbsp\; National Center for the Preservation of Democracy &lt;/strong&gt;(L
 ocated across from the Japanese American National Museum)&amp;nbsp\;\n\n&lt;stron
 g&gt;Instructor: &amp;nbsp\;Patricia Wakida&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;\nPatric
 ia Wakida is a writer\, artist and community historian currently based in 
 Los Angeles\, CA. She is the editor of two publications on the Japanese Am
 erican experience\,&amp;nbsp\;&lt;em&gt;Only What We Could Carry: The Japanese Ameri
 can Internment Experience\,&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/em&gt;and&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp\;Unfinished Message: t
 he collected works of Toshio Mori&lt;/em&gt;\, and has worked in the publishing 
 industry for almost twenty years. She is the editor of a forthcoming book 
 on Los Angeles entitled &lt;em&gt;LAtitudes: An Angelenos&#x27; Atlas&lt;/em&gt;\, and is c
 urrently writing a biography of City Lights bookstore co-owner and bohemia
 n Nisei\, Shigeyoshi Murao.&amp;nbsp\;\n\n&lt;strong&gt;Enrollment limit: &amp;nbsp\;20 
 people&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\n\nTo guarantee your space\, please RSVP by emailin
 g us at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:Editor@DiscoverNikkei.org&quot;&gt;Editor@DiscoverNikkei.o
 rg&lt;/a&gt; and include your name\, contact information\, and the date / locati
 on for the workshop that you would like to attend.  &amp;nbsp\;\n\n&lt;strong&gt;Bri
 ng:&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp\;\n Paper and pencils will be provided\, but you are we
 lcome to bring your own writing tools. A photograph of yourself is also su
 ggested\, both as a writing prompt and for your author bio. Most important
 ly\, participants are expected to bring an enthusiasm for experimenting wi
 th voice and form\, and a willingness to explore the theme of &lt;em&gt;Nikkei N
 ames&lt;/em&gt; for on-line publication at the Discover Nikkei webpage.\n&lt;em&gt;\n&lt;
 /em&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;For workshops in other locations\, please check as follow:&lt;/
 strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\n\nWorkshops in English\n\n&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/events/2014/09
 /28/4662/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anaheim\, CA: Sunday\, September 28&lt;/st
 rong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\nat Orange County Buddhist Church &amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;
 &lt;a href=&quot;/events/2014/07/26/4644/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Burnaby\, BC: S
 aturday July 26&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\nat Nikkei National Museum &amp;amp\; Cult
 ural Centre&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/events/2014/
 07/19/4608/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Chicago\, IL: Saturday\, July 19&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/
 strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\; \nat Church of Christ Presbyterian &amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/l
 i&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/events/2014/08/23/4646/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gardena\,
  CA: &amp;nbsp\;Saturday\, August 23&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\nat Gardena Valley Ja
 panese Cultural Institute&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/events/2014/09/2
 1/4619/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;San Jose\, CA: Sunday\, September 21&lt;/str
 ong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\n at Japanese American Museum of San Jose&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/l
 i&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/events/2014/09/20/4620/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Seattl
 e\, WA: Saturday\, September 20&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\n at Wing Luke Museum 
 of the Asian Pacific American Experience&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;\n\nWorkshops in 
 other languages\n\n&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/ja/events/2014/08/23/4646/&quot; target=&quot;_
 blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gardena\, CA: &amp;nbsp\;Saturday\, August 23&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Jap
 anese &amp;amp\; English)&amp;nbsp\;\nat Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institut
 e&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/es/events/2014/07/05/4676
 /&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Lima\, Peru: Saturday\, July 5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (Spanish)\n
 at Centro Cultural Peruano Japon&amp;eacute\;s&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=
 &quot;/es/events/2014/08/16/4677/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Lima\, Peru: Saturday\, Augu
 st 16&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (Spanish)\nat Centro Cultural Peruano Japon&amp;eacute\;s&amp;n
 bsp\;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;S&amp;atilde\;o Paulo\, Brazil: TBA &amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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SUMMARY:Los Angeles - FREE Writing Workshop - Nikkei Names: Taro\, John\, J
 uan\, João?
URL:/en/events/2014/06/28/los-angeles-free-writing-workshop-nikkei-names/
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