A Japanese American Community Conference LOS ANGELES * LITTLE TOKYO APRIL 3, 4, 5
	Declaration for the Nikkei Community This is a declaration emanating from the Ties That Bind Conference which attempts to define goals for the Nikkei Community as we enter the 21st Century. Will there be a Nikkei Community in the future? Can we help to determine what kind of community it should be? Do you agree with what was drafted? Please give us your feedback... ties-info@janet.org Future Plans... San Francisco folks are on tap to plan and conduct the next Ties That Bind Conference slated for Spring 2000, in the city by the Bay. Please check the website for the latest update on Nikkei 2000. April 5, 1998 For those who missed the Conference, it was an energizing weekend experience with roughly 500 people attending. From Friday night's performance to the workshops and panels, many voices for the JA community were expressed. Please check back at this website (www.janet.org) for a summary, evaluation, and declarative statements of what has been accomplished. It is also planned to put the "Directory of Organizations" online, so that it will be available to all. For those who came to the "Ties That Bind Conference", thank you! The questions, the concerns, the comments, the personal stories shared have contributed to understanding our steps into the future. Many thanks also goes to all the volunteers, conference workshop and session facilitators, speakers and panelists, entertainers, and sponsors and funders for making this all possible.
	To explore the dynamic changes occuring within the Japanese American community. Central themes to the conference are inclusion, diversity, and the developing of the new paradigm to define ourselves and our community. Overall Conference Information
	Conference Schedule Voices of the Nikkei Performance Registration Form Hotel and Airfare Electronic Mailing List Personal Essays Conference Sponsors and Funders
	Bill Watanabe, Conference Chair Little Tokyo Service Center Phone: 213-473-1600 Fax: 213-473-1601 E-Mail: bw@ltsc.org Chris Aihara, Conference Coordinator Japanese American Cultural & Community Center Phone: 213-628-2725 Fax: 213-617-8576 E-Mail: aihara@jaccc.org Paul Osaki Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California Phone: 415-567-5505 Fax: 415-567-4222 Website: http://janet.org/ties E-Mail Address: ties-info@janet.org
	The Japanese American Network Website Other Japanese American Links
	a Quick-Low-Tech Webpage for "Ties that Bind" by Wataru Ebihara, March 1998