BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.2745@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20101102T000000Z DTEND:20101102T000000Z DESCRIPTION:<strong>The Spirit of America and the Japanese Diaspora in New York City</strong>\n\nBy the early years of the 20th century\, New York Ci ty was home to a vibrant Japanese immigrant community. Merchants\, writers \, community activists\, and others established organizations and social n etworks that continue to shape Japanese-American identity today.\n\nPaneli sts from organizations founded by these early pioneers will join historian s and contemporary community activists in a discussion of New York's Japan ese community then and now.\n\nModerated by&nbsp\;<strong>Carol Gluck</str ong>\, George Sansom Professor of History at Columbia University\, the pan el will include&nbsp\;<strong>Daniel Inouy&eacute\;</strong>\, Visiting As sistant Professor of History\, Queens College/CUNY\;&nbsp\;<strong>Suki Te rada Ports</strong>\, founder and Executive Director of the Family Health Project\; and&nbsp\;<strong>Gary Moriwaki</strong>\, President of the Japa nese American Association of New York. Co-sponsored by the&nbsp\;<strong>J apanese American Association of New York</strong>&nbsp\;and<strong>Japan S ociety</strong>.\n\nPresented in conjunction with&nbsp\;<em>Samurai in New York: The First Japanese Delegation\, 1860</em>.\n\n<strong>RESERVATIONS REQUIRED</strong>\n\n$12 Non-Members\n\n$8 Seniors and Students\n\n$6 Muse um Members\n\n&nbsp\;*A two dollar surcharge applies for unreserved\, walk -in participants.\n\n<a href="http://www.mcny.org/public-programs/all/Japa nese-Diaspora-in-New-York-City.html" target="_blank">Purchase tickets onli ne &gt\;&gt\;</a>\n\nFor more information please call 917.492.3395. DTSTAMP:20241005T022145Z SUMMARY:The Japanese Diaspora in New York City URL:/en/events/2010/11/02/the-japanese-diaspora-in-new-york-city/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR