It is our belief that the Japanese-American community in the U.S. plays a large role in deepening mutual understanding and respect for diversity in both countries, and that through the exchanges between Japanese and Japanese-Americans a network which will strengthen the Japan-U.S. relationship in the future can be promoted. CGP, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Japanese-American National Museum and other organizations, has thus been planning and supporting a wide range of exchange programs such as invitation programs, symposiums, surveys and publishing programs.
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As a joint project with MOFA, CGP invites to Japan each year a diverse group of 10-15 Japanese-Americans who are playing leading roles in such fields as business, public organizations, education and the arts. This was initiated by MOFA in 2000 and CGP joined the program in 2004.
During a 1-week stay in Japan, the group exchange information with Japanese leaders in government, political, business and non-profit sectors. The group visit Kyoto and experience traditional Japanese culture. As a part of the program, CGP co-hosts a public symposium with the Japanese-American National Museum and a local city government (e.g. Hiroshima in 2007, Nagoya in 2006, Kobe in 2005).
CGP is especially grateful that upon returning, many of the delegation members devote themselves to work with the Japanese government, former delegates and other community organizations to organize and participate in programs related to building Japan-U.S. relations.
Past Symposiums and their Reports
March 7, 2011
The 9th Japanese American Leadership Symposium
Breaking Out of the Comfort Zone: Role of Education in the Era of Global Competition
March 3, 2010
Public symposium
on Leadership : Values in Career, Community and Culture held
in Tokyo.
March 5, 2009
Public symposium on “Building New Networks:
An Era of ‘Change’ in Japanese American-Japan Relations” held in Naha.
Report (PDF/9,689K)
March 6, 2008
Public Symposium on “Reconnecting with Japanese Americans -Beyond 100 years of Emigration-” held in Fukuoka.
Report (PDF/5,401K)
March 9, 2007
Public Symposium on “Japanese Americans at a Crossroad: Connecting Past, Present and Future” held in Hiroshima.
Report (PDF/5,839K)
March 13, 2006
Public Symposium on “From Art to Business: Japanese Americans in the Professional Arena” held in Nagoya. (PDF/455K)
March 7, 2005
Public Symposium on “Practicing Multicultural Coexistence: From Minorities Perspectives” held in Kobe（PDF/967K)
March 29, 2004
Public Symposium on “Asian American Diversity: Building Coalitions” held in Kyoto.
March 12, 2003
Public Symposium on “Contemporary Society and Civil Society in the United States: Through the Eyes of the Japanese American Community” held in Tokyo.
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Other Symposiums
July 21, 2006
Public Symposium on “A New Perspective on US-Japan Relations: The Japanese American and Japanese Partnership” held in Los Angeles.
July 24, 2006
Public Symposium on “Shifting Japanese American Identities: Views of Japanese Americans and Japanese” held in San Francisco.
May 25, 2005
Public Symposium on "Japanese Americans and the Future of U.S.-Japan Relations” held at Keidanren Kaikan in Tokyo.
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CGP supported the translation work of the book from English to Japanese.
The Japanese edition is "Nikkeijin to Grobarizeishon, Hokubei, Nanbei, NihonE/em> (“Japanese Americans and Globalization: North America, South America, and Japan”) Nichibun Shoin Publisher, 2006.
http://www.tsuda.ac.jp/ja/new_pub/book_review026.html
Its original English edition is “New Worlds, New Lives: Globalization and People of Japanese Descent in the Americas and from Latin America in Japan” (Asian America) (Paperback) edited by Lane Hirabayashi, Akemi Kikumura-Yano and James Hirabayashi. Stanford University Press, 2002. Visit the publisher’s website. |
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