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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\, July 26\, 2014&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\n\n&lt;strong&gt;Time: 2:00 p.m. to 
 4:00 p.m.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;\n\n&lt;strong&gt;Location: Nikkei National Muse
 um &amp;amp\; Cultural Centre&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\n\n&lt;strong&gt;Instructor: Tamiko Ni
 mura&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\n Tamiko Nimura is a Sansei/Pinay writer who grew up 
 in Northern California and now lives in Tacoma\, Washington. She is a regu
 lar contributor to Discover Nikkei\, &lt;em&gt;Seattle Star&lt;/em&gt;\, and the &lt;em&gt;I
 nternational Examiner&lt;/em&gt;. Before her freelance career\, she taught writi
 ng and literature for ten years. She is currently working on a memoir invo
 lving her family&amp;rsquo\;s wartime incarceration in Tule Lake.\n\n&lt;strong&gt;E
 nrollment limit: &amp;nbsp\;20 people&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\n\nTo guarantee your spa
 ce\, please RSVP by emailing us at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:Editor@DiscoverNikkei.o
 rg&quot;&gt;Editor@DiscoverNikkei.org&lt;/a&gt; and include your name\, contact informat
 ion\, and the date / location for the workshop that you would like to atte
 nd.  &amp;nbsp\;\n\n&lt;strong&gt;Bring:&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp\;\n Paper and pencils will b
 e provided\, but you are welcome to bring your own writing tools. A photog
 raph of yourself is also suggested\, both as a writing prompt and for your
  author bio. Most importantly\, participants are expected to bring an enth
 usiasm for experimenting with voice and form\, and a willingness to explor
 e the theme of &lt;em&gt;Nikkei Names &lt;/em&gt;for on-line publication at the Discov
 er Nikkei webpage.\n\n&lt;em&gt;* This program is co-sponsored &amp;amp\; co-hosted 
 by the Nikkei National Museum &amp;amp\; Cultural Centre and the Japanese Amer
 ican National Museum&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;\n&lt;/em&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;For workshops in other locat
 ions\, please check as follow:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\n\nWorkshops in English&amp;nbs
 p\;\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;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\nat Orange County 
 Buddhist Church &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;/st
 rong&gt;&amp;nbsp\; \nat Church of Christ Presbyterian &amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/li&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;nbs
 p\;Saturday\, August 23&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\nat Gardena Valley Japanese Cu
 ltural Institute&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/events/2014/06/28/4607
 /&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Los Angeles\, CA: &amp;nbsp\;Saturday\, June 28&lt;/st
 rong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\nat National Center for the Preservation of Democracy&amp;nbs
 p\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/events/2014/09/21/4619/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;str
 ong&gt;San Jose\, CA: Sunday\, September 21&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\n at Japanese
  American Museum of San Jose&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/events/201
 4/09/20/4620/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Seattle\, WA: Saturday\, September 
 20&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\n at Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American
  Experience&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;\n\nWorkshops in other languages&amp;nbsp\;\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;&amp;nbsp\;\nat Gardena Valley Japanes
 e Cultural Institute&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/es/events/201
 4/07/05/4676/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Lima\, Peru: Saturday\, July 5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;
  (Spanish)\nat Centro Cultural Peruano Japon&amp;eacute\;s&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;str
 ong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/es/events/2014/08/16/4677/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Lima\, Peru: Sat
 urday\, August 16&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (Spanish)\nat Centro Cultural Peruano Japon
 &amp;eacute\;s&amp;nbsp\;&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:Burnaby\, BC - FREE Writing Workshop - Nikkei Names: Taro\, John\, 
 Juan\, João?
URL:/en/events/2014/07/26/burnaby-bc-free-writing-workshop-nikkei-names/
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