Japanese American Community Events
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UC Berkeley’s Center for Japanese Studies will hold a panel discussion entitled “My Heart is in Okinawa: Everyday Life between Japan and America” from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Institute of East Asian Studies (2223 Fulton, 6th floor), IEAS Conference Room. Panelist/Discussants: Keiko Yamanaka, Lecturer, Department of Ethnic Studies, UC Berkeley; Kensuke Sumii, Visiting Scholar, CJS, UC Berkeley; Todd Carrel, Lecturer, School of Journalism, UC Berkeley; Wesley Ueunten, Assistant Professor, Asian American Studies, San Francisco State University. This panel presentation combines academic papers with videographies to deliver voices of ordinary Okinawans living inside and outside of Okinawa. Info: cjs-events@berkeley.edu, (510) 642-3415