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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\, September 20\, 2014&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\n\n&lt;strong&gt;Time: 2:00 - 4
 :00 p.m.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\n\n&lt;strong&gt;Location: Wing Luke Museum of the Asia
 n Pacific American Experience&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;\n\n&lt;strong&gt;Instructor
 : Tamiko Nimura&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\n Tamiko Nimura is a Sansei/Pinay writer w
 ho grew up in Northern California and now lives in Tacoma\, Washington. Sh
 e is a regular contributor to Discover Nikkei\, &lt;em&gt;Seattle Star&lt;/em&gt;\, an
 d the &lt;em&gt;International Examiner&lt;/em&gt;. Before her freelance career\, she t
 aught writing and literature for ten years. She is currently working on a 
 memoir involving her family&amp;rsquo\;s wartime incarceration in Tule Lake.\n
 \n&lt;strong&gt;Enrollment limit: &amp;nbsp\;20 people&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\n\nTo guarant
 ee your space\, please RSVP by emailing us at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:Editor@Disco
 verNikkei.org&quot;&gt;Editor@DiscoverNikkei.org&lt;/a&gt; and include your name\, conta
 ct information\, and the date / location for the workshop that you would l
 ike to attend.  &amp;nbsp\;\n\n&lt;strong&gt;Bring:&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp\;\n Paper and pen
 cils will be provided\, but you are welcome to bring your own writing tool
 s. A photograph of yourself is also suggested\, both as a writing prompt a
 nd for your author bio. Most importantly\, participants are expected to br
 ing an enthusiasm for experimenting with voice and form\, and a willingnes
 s to explore the theme of &lt;em&gt;Nikkei Names&lt;/em&gt; for on-line publication at
  the Discover Nikkei webpage.\n\n&lt;em&gt;* This program is co-sponsored &amp;amp\;
  co-hosted by the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experienc
 e and the Japanese American National Museum.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;\n&lt;em&gt;\n&lt;/e
 m&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;For workshops in other locations\, please check as follow:&lt;/st
 rong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\n\nWorkshops in English\n\n&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/events/2014/09/2
 8/4662/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anaheim\, CA: Sunday\, September 28&lt;/stro
 ng&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\nat Orange County Buddhist Church &amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a
  href=&quot;/events/2014/07/26/4644/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Burnaby\, BC: Sat
 urday\, July 26&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\nat Nikkei National Museum &amp;amp\; Cult
 ural Centre&amp;nbsp\;&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;/
 strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\; \nat Church of Christ Presbyterian &amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/l
 i&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;nbsp\;Saturday\, August 23&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\nat Gardena Valley Ja
 panese Cultural Institute&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/events/2014/0
 6/28/4607/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Los Angeles\, CA: &amp;nbsp\;Saturday\, Ju
 ne 28&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\nat National Center for 
 the Preservation of Democracy&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/event
 s/2014/09/21/4619/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;San Jose\, CA: Sunday\, Septem
 ber 21&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;\n at Japanese American Museum of San Jose &amp;nbsp
 \;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;\n\nWorkshops in other languages\n\n&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/ja/event
 s/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; (Japanese &amp;amp\; English)&amp;nbsp\;\nat Gardena Vall
 ey Japanese Cultural Institute&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a hre
 f=&quot;/es/events/2014/07/05/4676/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Lima\, Peru: Saturday\, Ju
 ly 5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (Spanish)\nat Centro Cultural Peruano Japon&amp;eacute\;s&amp;nb
 sp\;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/es/events/2014/08/16/4677/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;
 &gt;Lima\, Peru: Saturday\, August 16&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (Spanish)\nat Centro Cultu
 ral 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:Seattle - FREE Writing Workshop - Nikkei Names: Taro\, John\, Juan\
 , João?
URL:/en/events/2014/09/20/seattle-free-writing-workshop-nikkei-names-ta/
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