BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.5600@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20180630T000000Z DTEND:20180630T000000Z DESCRIPTION:<strong><span style="color: #c21313\;">FREE</strong>\n\nDuring and shortly after the US-Allied Occupation of Japan\, the Japanese women w ho fraternized with soldiers often met opposition from their families and were shunned by other Japanese. Many mixed-race children faced severe prej udice for being &ldquo\;impure&rdquo\; and born from the former enemy.\n\n This symposium brings together various stakeholders to tell the stories of the war brides and their children. By focusing on the memories\, realitie s\, and legacies of this community\, this groundbreaking gathering will cr eate opportunities for listening\, discussing\, healing\, and empowering a ttendees.\n\n<a href="https://9644p.blackbaudhosting.com/9644p/tickets?tab =2&amp\;txobjid=782ab16a-cd93-45e4-a045-f7d60c85ad4b" target="_blank">RSVP s are required</a>.&nbsp\;<strong><a href="https://dornsife.usc.edu/events /site/192/1197568" target="_blank">Click here for event schedule.</a></str ong>\n<em>Presented in partnership with the Hapa Japan Project at USC Shin so Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture.</em>\n<em>\n</em>\n\nIn conjunction with the exhibition&nbsp\;<a href="http://www.janm.org/exhibit s/hapa-me/">hapa.me &ndash\; 15 years of the hapa project</a>\n\nCheck <a href="http://www.janm.org/events/#30" target="_blank">janm.org</a> for upd ates.\n\n<strong></strong><em></em>\n<strong></strong><em></em><strong></s trong><em></em> DTSTAMP:20240419T015044Z SUMMARY:Legacies of Postwar Japan’s “War Bride” Era URL:/en/events/2018/06/30/legacies-of-postwar-japans-war-bride-era/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR