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DESCRIPTION:Discover Nikkei will present a special activity as part of the 
 Imagined Futures Conference presented by the Aratani Endowed Chair\, UCLA\
 , and the Japanese American National Museum.\n\n<strong>Discover Nikkei Co
 mmunity Collage</strong>\nSaturday\, May 2\, 2009 \n1 - 5 pm \n\n<strong>F
 REE WITH PRE-REGISTRATION!</strong>\n\nImagined Futures is a one day confe
 rence for up and coming Asian Pacific American artists featuring keynote a
 ddresses by Eric Nakamura of Giant Robot and actor George Takei\, followed
  by 2-hour workshops where participants will learn from established artist
 s. The workshops will be followed by closing remarks and a light reception
 .\n\nThis event is FREE\, but you must pre-register at: <a href="https://s
 preadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pzur_NdcxS82vTfdRgY06UQ&amp\;hl=en&amp
 \;pli=1">https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pzur_NdcxS82vTfdRgY0
 6UQ&hl\;=en&pli\;=1</a>\n\nJapanese American National Museum \n369 East Fi
 rst St \nLos Angeles\, CA 90012\n\n\n<strong>DISCOVER NIKKEI COMMUNITY COL
 LAGE</strong>\n\nShare a picture\, story\, or item and find your own conne
 ction within our community.\n\nParticipants will create a community collag
 e by posting their drawings\, text\, or items (plastic bags will be availa
 ble to place items into) around themes of "Community" and "Culture".\n\nPa
 rticipants will create a community collage by posting their drawings\, tex
 t\, or items (plastic bags will be available to place items into) around t
 hemes of "Community" and "Identity".\n\nThis collage will be created and o
 nly exist between 4-5pm. The project will be documented and used to create
  a Nikkei Album collection. Afterwards\, it will be dismantled. Posted ite
 ms will not be returned.\n\nCheck out photos from our first Community Coll
 age in the Nikkei Album: <a href="/nikkeialbum/en/node/12538">Discover Nik
 kei Community Collage - March 2009</a>\n\n<strong>CONFERENCE PROGRAM</stro
 ng>\n\n1-2pm Welcome\nSpecial Opening Performance by UCLA's NSU Modern\nOp
 ening Remarks by Prof. Lane Hirabayashi\, Koji Sakai\, and Emily Morishima
 \n\nKeynote Speakers: \n\nEric Nakamura of Giant Robot\nGeorge Takei\, Act
 or \n\n2-4pm Workshops: \n• Filmmaking with director/writer/producer Que
 ntin Lee\n• Anime/Comics with Jeff Yang and Parry Shen\, Editors of Secr
 et Identities:the Asian American Superhero Anthology\n• Blogs/New Media 
 with Phil Yu of Angry Asian Man\n• Spoken Word/Hip Hop with LA hip-hop s
 ensation Shin-B\n• Fiction with award winning writer\, Naomi Hirahara\n
 • The Art and Business of Clothes with Ryan Suda of Blacklava\n\n4-5pm C
 losing Light Reception\n\nFor details on the workshops\, go here:\n<a href
 ="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=44840209217">http://www.facebook.c
 om/group.php?gid=44840209217</a>\n\nSpace is limited and the workshops are
  filling fast\, so sign up now!\n
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SUMMARY:Discover Nikkei's Community Collage @ the Imagined Futures Conferen
 ce on Sat\, May 2\, 2009
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