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DESCRIPTION:TIES THAT BIND TO HOLD SYMPOSIUM ON “THE STATE AND FUTURE OF
  THE NIKKEI COMMUNITY” AT SECOND ANNUAL NIKKEI COMMUNITY DAY \n\nTies Th
 at Bind will open the Second Annual Nikkei Community Day with a symposium 
 on “The State and Future of the Nikkei Community” on Saturday\, May 17
 \, 10 a.m. to 12 noon\, in JACCC Garden Room A. This year’s theme\, “C
 hanging Landscape: From Redress to Redevelopment to Redefinition\,” will
  serve as the launching pad for discussion for the morning speakers. Every
 one concerned about the future of the community is encouraged to attend. F
 loyd Mori\, National Director of the Japanese American Citizens League (JA
 CL)\, will serve as keynote speaker. As the Japanese American community co
 mmemorates the 20th anniversary ofthe Japanese American redress bill\, Mor
 i will speak about the great victory the community achieved in obtaining r
 edress for World War II injustices\, and how it can inspire Nikkei to tack
 le the challenges facing the community today. Dr. Dean Toji\, professor of
  Asian American Studies at California State University\, Long Beach\, will
  lead a segment on "Framing our Community." He will discuss current myths 
 aboutthe Nikkei population in light of research data\, describe past succe
 sses of community leaders building vital community centers and programs fr
 om the 1950s to 1980s\, and present future challenges for the community in
  finding a new vision\, re-defining a mission and purpose\, and developing
  strong leadership to enable it to survive and prosper. Chris Aihara\, Exe
 cutive Director of JACCC\, and Glenn Kawafuchi\, Owner and Principal of Ka
 wafuchi Consulting\, will conduct the third segment entitled\, "Suggesting
  a Model for Planning for the Future.” As temple member and process faci
 litator respectively\, they will present and discuss their experiences hel
 ping Senshin Buddhist Temple go through a “re-visioning” process\, whi
 ch included a discussion of leadership change and succession. Bill Watanab
 e\, Executive Director of Little Tokyo Service Center and Chair of Ties Th
 at Bind and the Nikkei Community Day Planning Committee\, will serve as sy
 mposium moderator andwill conduct a question-and-answer period after each 
 segment.\n \nThe symposium continues the dialogue that has been going on f
 or over a decade on the future ofthe Nikkei community. It was this concern
  that led community leaders to organize several national and local confere
 nces to address the question of how the community will survive in the 21st
  century. Here in the Los Angeles area\, over 400 Nikkei from all over Cal
 ifornia gathered in  1998 for the Ties That Bind Conference\, and over 60 
 Nikkei leaders from the local area gatheredin 2002 for Ties That Bind II (
 TTB2).  Out of TTB2 came recommendations concerning what the community cou
 ld do to ensure its viability for the future. The leaders who followed up 
 and took on the task of implementing the recommendations\, formed a group 
 which continued to meet monthly under the name of the two conferences. Hen
 ce\, the group\, Ties That Bind\, was born.\n\nIn 2003\, Ties That Bind cr
 eated the annual one-week Japanese American heritage summer daycamp for mi
 ddle school children called Camp Musubi. In September 2005\, it organized 
 Ties That Bind 3\, a conference on the preservation of Little Tokyo as a h
 istoric heritage community. In July 2006\, it launched the Little Tokyo Hi
 storical Society to collect\, preserve\, and disseminate the rich history 
 of Little Tokyo. And on May 12\, 2007\, it put on the First Annual Nikkei 
 Community Day. Nikkei Community Day is a one-day celebration of Japanese a
 nd Japanese American heritage\,community\, and culture sponsored by Ties T
 hat Bind in collaboration with the Nikkei Federation\, Little Tokyo Servic
 e Center\, Japanese American Cultural and Community Center\, Japanese Amer
 ican Citizens League\, and Little Tokyo Recreation Center.  It is part of 
 a whole weekend festival called Little Tokyo FunFest which includes the Sa
 n Tai San (3-on-3) Basketball Tournament sponsored by the Recreation Cente
 r on Saturday\, Children’s Day Chibi K Fun Run and cultural workshops sp
 onsored by JACCC on Sunday\, and the Asian Pacific Arts& Crafts Faire spon
 sored by JACCC on both days.\n\nFor more information\, contact Cyril Nishi
 moto at 818-541-9089 or nikkeicommunityday@gmail.com\, or go to www.myspac
 e.com/ttbncd 
SUMMARY:Nikkei Community Day\, Little Tokyo\, Los Angeles\, CA
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