A Japanese American Community Conference
	a national gathering to explore the themes of identity, community, and diversity
	Dates April 3, 4, 5, 1998 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
	Location Los Angeles, Little Tokyo
	Primary Sites Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) 244 South San Pedro Street, Suite 505 Los Angeles, California 90012 and Japanese American National Museum (JAMN) and other locations in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
	Description A national gathering to define, communicate, and strengthen the "Ties That Bind" the Japanese American community. The 3-day event will tackle new definitions, directions, and priorities for the future through panel presentations, workshop sessions, and performance. Efforts will be made to involve a broad section of the community to allow for the fullest expression of its diversity. The Conference Schedule
	Also, please feel free to subscribe to the "Ties" Electronic Mailing List for any email discussion, announcements, or items related to the JA Community before/after the Conference. "Ties That Bind" Electronic Mailing List A series of personal essays about the "Ties That Bind" have appeared in the Rafu Shimpo. Feel free to read some of the following. "Ties That Bind" Personal Essays
	Registration Fee $45 and $20 (Students and limited income). Includes Friday night performance, Saturday lunch, and one copy of the Directory of Organizations. To request more information on registration, please click here for a form to send in. Registration Form Hotel and Airfare
	Goals of Conference 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. It is the intention of the Committee that the Conference produce definitive statements, which will lay the groundwork for future action and networking.
	A Directory of Japanese American Community Organizations will be an outcome of the conference, and is to be developed from a pre-conference Survey of Organizations. The directory will include educational, social services, community, cultural, and religious organizations.
	For More Information 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 General E-Mail Address: ties-info@janet.org Ties That Bind Electronic Mailing List Are you interested in volunteering? Please contact us! We will need help with registration, material distribution and community outreach, logistics, recording sessions, and other tasks. Send e-mail to ties-info@janet.org, or write/phone to the people above.
	Sponsoring Community Organizations [This is only a partial listing.] Americans of Japanese Ancestry WWII Memorial Alliance Asian American Studies Center, UCLA Asian Pacific American Student Services (APASS), USC Asian American Studies, California State University Northridge Asian American Drug Abuse Program (AADAP) Asian American Recovery Program Services Inc. Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum Asian Pacific Planning & Policy Council (A3PCON) California Association of Japanese Language Schools (CAJLS) CSUN Asian American Studies Center for Nikkei Studies, San Francisco State University Cold Tofu Chibi no Gakko Hapa Issues Forum (HIF) Heritage Source Human Relations Commission, City of Los Angeles Japanese American Bar Association Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California (JAHSSC) Japanese American National Museum (JANM) Japanese American Service Committee Japanese American Resource Center/Museum (JARC/M) Japanese Chamber of Commerce Japanese Community Youth Council (JCYC) Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC) Japanese Evangelical Missionary Society (JEMS) Keiro Services Kimochi Kumamoto & Associates KSCI Channel 18 Lang, Murakawa & Wong Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc (LEAP) Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) Lutheran Oriental Church Making Waves: Asians in Action Manzanar Committee Maryknoll Japanese Catholic Center, St. Francis Xavier Chapel National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA) National Asian Pacific American Familes Against Substance Abuse (NAPAFSA) Nichi Bei Kai Nichi Bei Times Nikkei Interfaith Fellowship Nikkei Student Union, UCLA Northern California Japanese Christian Church Federation Pacific Asian American Writers-West (PAAWWW) Pasadena Japanese Cultural Institute Pine United Methodist Church Sacramento JACL Sansei Legacy Project St. Mary's Episcopal Church The Rafu Shimpo Tomo no Kai, University of California, Irvine Yu-Ai Kai: Japanese American Community Senior Services
	Supporting Organizations [ As of 2/20/98 ] Christ United Methodist Church Church of Perfect Liberty Great Leap, Inc. Kanya Sanjo V Kabuki Dance Company Mountain Pacific Travel Nikkei in Education West LA Japanese Community Center
	Funded in Part by Civil Liberties Public Education Fund Pacific Bell Southern California Edison JACL Legacy Fund Japanese American Community Services Little Tokyo Service Center Community Fund Union Bank of California Sumitomo Bank of California Kintetsu Enterprise Co. of America
	a Quick-Low-Tech Webpage for "Ties that Bind" by Wataru Ebihara, March 1998