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DESCRIPTION:Join us for this special event\, the first in a new program ser
 ies presented by Discover Nikkei...\n\nIn October 2006\, over 4\,900 peopl
 e from around the world attended the 4th Worldwide Uchinanchu Taikai Festi
 val in Okinawa to reconnect with their heritage and culture. The Center fo
 r Migration Studies at the University of the Ryukyus surveyed these partic
 ipants and will present their findings revealing how Okinawans connect bey
 ond the island borders.\n\nFREE with Museum admission. Light reception to 
 follow.\n\n<strong>RSVP required to 213.625.0414 ext. 2227 or <a>rsvp@janm
 .org</a>. Limited spaces available\, so please reserve early!</strong>\n<s
 trong></strong>\n<strong>PROGRAM</strong>\n\nINTRODUCTION - Understanding 
 the Nikkei experience through Uchinanchu global networks\n - Akemi Kikumur
 a-Yano (CEO\, Japanese American National Museum)\n\nPRESENTATION - Okinawa
 n Society beyond the networks: Survey Findings\nPresenters: Center for Mig
 ration Studies\, University of the Ryukyus\n- Hiroyuki Kinjo (Language and
  Cultural Studies)\n- Naomi Noiri (Sociology)\n- Kentar? Kuwatsuka (Human 
 Geography)\n\nPANEL DISCUSSION - Opportunities and challenges for creating
  cultural exchange and dynamic connections \nModerator / Facilitator: Lane
  R. Hirabayashi (The George &amp\; Sakaye Aratani Endowed Chair\, Asian Am
 erican Studies Department\, University of California at Los Angeles) \nPan
 elists: \n- Yuko Yamauchi (Okinawa Association of America\, Inc.)\n- Wesle
 y Ueunten\, (Asian American Studies Department\, College of Ethnic Studies
 \, San Francisco State University)\n- Hiroyuki Kinjo\, Naomi Noiri\, Kenta
 r? Kuwatsuka (University of the Ryukyus)\n\nQ &amp\; A SESSION\n<em>An Eng
 lish / Japanese translator will be on hand to assist with questions</em>\n
 \nCLOSING REMARKS - Lessons learned\n- Akemi Kikumura-Yano\n\n<strong>RECE
 PTION</strong>\nLight refreshments provided. Plus\, special cultural perfo
 rmances!\n\n<em>This program is organized by the Center for Migration Stud
 ies at the University of the Ryukyus and the Japanese American National Mu
 seum in collaboration with Lane R. Hirabayashi\, Aratani Endowed Chair\, A
 sian American Studies Department at University of California at Los Angele
 s and the Okinawa Association of America Inc.</em>\n<em>Photo by Naomi Noi
 ri</em>
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SUMMARY:Community Forum: Okinawans and Their Global Networks
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