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Argentina ASOCIACIÓN UNIVERSITARIA NIKKEI (AUN) (Nikkei University Association) Acoyte 335/2°C 1405 Buenos Aires ARGENTINA Tel/Fax: 54-11-4813-3796 Maria Angelica Nagahama, Vice President The Nikkei University Association is a non-profit organization established by a group of Nikkei university students and professionals to spread friendship and solidarity among its members. The objectives are to develop scientific, professional, cultural and social activities, Japanese culture and national Argentine Nikkei identity. For these purposes, it holds conferences, round tables, publishes periodicals. CENTRO NIKKEI ARGENTINO (CNA) (Argentine Nikkei Center) Bulnes 841 (Cap. Fed.) 1176 Buenos Aires ARGENTINA Tel/Fax: 54-11-4862-7774 e-mail: centro_nikkei_argentino@usa.net web site: www.angelfire.com/ak/CentroNikkeiArg(Spanish only) Emilio L. Higa, President The Centro Nikkei Argentino (Argentine Nikkei Center) is a non-profit community institution founded by the Japanese of Argentine Republic on March 30, 1985. The main purpose of the institution is “to be better citizens in Argentine Society” and to cultivate the development of young leaders. Bolivia FEDERACIÓN NACIONAL DE ASOCIACIONES BOLIVIANO JAPONESAS Casilla No. 2006 Santa Cruz de la Sierra BOLIVIA Phone/Fax: 591-3-33-1452 Gillermo Nema, President The mission of the Federación Nacional de Asociaciones Boliviano Japonesas is to cultivate friendship and goodwill between Japan and Bolivia and among the Japanese Bolivians in Bolivia through the promotion of Nikkei culture, and mental and physical development. Brazil MUSEU HISTÓRICO DA IMIGRAÇÃO JAPONESA NO BRASIL (Historical Museum of Japanese Immigration to Brazil) Rua São Joaquim, 381-3°_andar - Liberdade CEP 01508-900 São Paulo, - SP Brasil Telephone: 55-11-279-5465 Tel/Fax: 55-11-279-9565 Masato Ninomiya, Director Museu Histórico da Imigração Japonesa no Brasil was established June 18, 1978 as part of the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Japanese immigration to Brazil. The opening ceremony was attended at the time by President Geisel and Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko. During the past 20 years, the museum has been concentrating on developing post-war immigration history. These efforts will be presented in an exhibition called "50 Years After the War" which will open June 18, 2000. Canada JAPANESE CANADIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM 511 East Broadway Vancouver, British Columbia V5T 1X4 Canada Telephone: 604-874-8090 Fax: 604-874-8164 e-mail: jcnmas@telus.net web site: www.jcnm.ca Frank Kamiya, President The Japanese Canadian National Museum has been established to collect, preserve artifacts and archival materials, and to research, educate, exhibit, interpret, and design programs covering the history of the Japanese Canadian society from the 1870s through World War II to the present. Chile SOCIEDAD JAPONESA DE BENEFICIENCIA NIKKEI-CHILE Calle Alcántara NÅã772 – Las Condes Santiago de Chile Chile Telephone: 56- 2-206-0979 fax: 56-2-207-0942 e-mail: socjap@interactiva.ch Mario Tsunekawa, President The Japanese Charity Association, founded by the Sakura Group in 1954, considers it its mission to bring together and help shape the identity of Nikkei persons residing in Chile. It does this by strengthening solidarity and cooperation, creating ways through which the Japanese culture and traditions might be preserved, and working closely with Nikkei families to prepare future generations, borrowing only the strongest, most relevant elements in both the immigrant (Japanese) and host (Chilean) cultures. At the same time, the Association works together with different Japanese organizations within Chile and with Japanese communities throughout the Americas and the world, as it sets its aims towards helping to achieve greater global integration and to foster ongoing development Japan IMIN KENKYUKAI(Immigration Study Group) c/o Tsuda College2-1-1 Tsuda-machi, Kodaira-shi Tokyo 187-0025 Japan Telephone: 81-42-342-5150/81-467-22-6382 Fax: 81-42-342-5152/81-4672-22-9921 e-mail: socjap@interactiva.ch Masako Iino, Director The Imin Kenkyukai is an academic organization comprised of those who are interested in learning about and doing research on Japanese emigrants and immigrants. They have held monthly study meetings since it was founded in 1978. México ASOCIACIÓN MÉXICO JAPONESA, A.C. (Japanese Mexican Association) Calle Fujiyama No. 144 Col. Las Aguilas C.P. 01710 México, D.F. Telephone: 52-5-651-9382 fax: 52-5-664-1500 Jesús K. Akachi, President The Asociación México Japonesa, A.C. was established in July, 1956. Its missions is to contribute to a close and friendly relationship between Mexico and Japan in the areas of culture, education, sports, trade and industry and to promote the mutual friendship and welfare of its members. For this purpose, the Asociación sponsors various cultural and educational events and holds welcome parties, celebrations and memorial ceremonies. It also provides sports facilities to promote the physical welfare of its members and a cafeteria to encourage friendly exchange. Pan America PAN AMERICAN NIKKEI ASSOCIATION ASOCIACIÓN PERUANO JAPONESA DEL PERÚ (Peruvian-Japanese Association of Peru) CENTRO CULTURAL PERUANO JAPONÉS (Peruvian-Japanese Cultural Center) Av. Gregorio Escobedo 803 Lima 11, Perú Telephone: (511) 463-0606 fax: 511-476-3383/463-0767 e-mail: postmast@apjp.org.pe web site: www.apjp.org.pe(Spanish only) Luis T. Sakoda, President PAN AMERICAN NIKKEI ASSOCIATION USA East Coast Chapter 101 Park Avenue New York, NY 10178 Telephone: (212) 808-7851 fax: (212) 808-7898 e-mail: panausaeast@aol.com web site: www.macnut.dynip.com/PNA/INDEX-WIP.HTML(English and Spanish) Francis Y. Sogi, President, PANA USA EAST Pan American Nikkei Association is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to strengthen the linkages of friendship between Nikkei (people of Japanese descent) in the Americas by providing opportunities for interaction, exchange, discussion, and leadership development. PJECA PROYECTO (Presencia Japonesa en el Continente Americano) Keio University 2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku Tokyo 108 Japan Tel: 81-3-3453-4511 fax: 81-3-3798-7480 e-mail: baku@flet.keio.ac.jp web site: www.slis.keio.ac.jp/~baku/no_1/04pjeca.html(Japanese only) Toshio Yanaguida, Director The PJECA group was established in 1989 based on an agreement for academic exchange between the Center for Area Studies of Keio University and Centro de Estudios de America Latina in Spain. Its goal is to study the presence of the Japanese in the South and North Americas from various viewpoints. The group is particularly known for their research in South America where they have conducted research surveys and fieldwork since 1991. Paraguay CENTRO NIKKEI PARAGUAYO (Paraguayan Nikkei Center) R.I.6 Boquerón No. 290 c/Av-Boggiani Asuncion, Paraguay Telephone: 595-21-504700 Telefax: 595-21-502920; e-mail: mnara@conexion.com.py web site: www.geocities.co.jp/WallStreet/2642/(Japanese and Spanish only) Makoto Martin Nara, President Centro Nikkei Paraguay is a non-profit social, cultural and recreational organization. It was founded in February 25, 1987 to unite efforts among Nikkei in Paraguay to promote friendship and cooperation among national and international entities. Peru FUNDACIÓN CULTURAL NIKKEI DEL PERÚ (Nikkei Cultural Foundation of Peru) Av. Gregorio Escobedo 803 Jesus María Lima 11, Perú Telefax: 511-463-1245 Ginju Igei, President Fundación Cultural Nikkei del Perú is a non-profit institution whose main objective is the administration and maintenance of the Museo Conmemorativo de la Inmigración Japonesa en el Perú (The Commemorative Japanese Immigration Museum of Peru). Built in 1989, the mission of the Museo Conmemorativo de la Inmigración Japonesa en el Perú is to preserve, research, and make known, the past and present history of the Japanese immigrants and their descendants for the purpose of educating and entertaining the public. United States of America SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE University of Hawai'i at Manoa Center for Oral History 2424 Maile Way, Porteus 724 Honolulu, Hawai'i 96822 Telephone: (808) 956-6259 Fax: (808) 956-9794 e-mail: wnishimo@hawaii.edu web site: www2.soc.hawaii.edu/css/oral_hist/ Michael P. Hamnett, Director, Social Science Research Institute Warren S. Nishimoto, Director, Center for Oral History The Social Science Research Institute facilitates and supports applied interdisciplinary research addressing critical, social, economic, and environmental problems primarily in Hawai'i and the Asia Pacific region. The Center for Oral History, a unit of the Social Science Research Institute, preserves the recollections of Hawaii's people through oral interviews and disseminates oral history transcripts to researchers, students, and the general community. The center also develops books, articles, catalogs, brochures, photo displays, and videotapes based on oral histories, serves as a resource center for oral history materials, and trains groups and individuals interested in oral history research. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES, ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES CENTER P. O. Box 951546 3230 Campbell Hall Los Angeles, CA 90095-1546. Telephone: 310-825-2974 Fax: 310-206-9844 e-mail: dtn@ucla.edu web site: www.sscnet.ucla.edu/aasc Don T. Nakanishi, Director Founded in 1969, the UCLA Asian American Studies Center is the largest and most comprehensive Asian American Studies teaching, research, publications, library and archival collecting, and public educational program in the United States. |
