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DESCRIPTION:<strong>Japanese American Leadership Delegation</strong>\nJapan
 ese Americans at a Crossroad: Connecting Past\, Present and Future\n\nAbou
 t 140 years have passed since Japanese emigrants left for American mainlan
 d and Hawaii. Now\, the accumulated total of Japanese emigrants from Hiros
 hima prefecture has reached 100\,000\, more than those from any other pref
 ecture. In this coming March\, 13 Japanese American Leaders will visit Jap
 an under the invitation program co-sponsored by the Foreign Ministry and C
 GP\, including four Japanese Americans originating from Hiroshima and two 
 Japanese Americans from Hawaii\, having sister relation with Hiroshima. We
  will reflect back on the American society history through the eyes of Jap
 anese Americans and discuss their present and the future. The successful s
 truggle story to rid the Texas communities of a racially offensive street 
 name\, “Jap Road”\, will also be presented by the local activist leade
 r.\n\nDate: Friday\, March 9\, 2007  14:00-16:15 *Simultaneous translation
  will be available.\nVenue: Memorial Hall (Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
  B1F)\n\nCoordinators:\n-Irene Hirano (President and CEO\, Japanese Americ
 an National Museum)\n-Hiromichi Yamashiro (Professor\, Hiroshima Universit
 y)\n\nPanelists:\n-Sandra Chikako Tanamachi?Teacher?Houston?Fukuoka\, Waka
 yama??\n-Donna Shimoda Hollingshead?Executive Director\, Montgomery County
  Public Schools?Washington\, D.C.?Hiroshima?\n-Harold Taniguchi?Director\,
  King County Department of Transportation?Seattle?Hiroshima?occupation?res
 idence?hometown in Japan?\n\nAdmission: free  \nSponsored by:  The Japan F
 oundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP)\nCo-sponsored by:  Japanese 
 American National Museum\, Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation\nSupported b
 y: Hiroshima Prefecture\, Hiroshima City\, Hiroshima University\, The Japa
 n-America Society of Hiroshima\n\nRSVP with name and affiliation to Hirosh
 ima Peace Culture Foundation.\n\n TEL: (082)242-8879  FAX: (082)242-7452\n
  E-mail:  <a>internat@pcf.city.hiroshima.jp</a>\n
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SUMMARY:Japanese American Leadership Delegation in Hiroshima\, March 9
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