J-Talks: Mixed Multitudes - A Discussion about Identity in the US-Japan Community

February 18, 2021
Registration Closed

Thanks to the generous support of the Sasakawa USA/USJETAA Mini-Grant Program, JETAA Chicago is pleased to present the second webinar in our 2021 series, J-Talks: Strengthening Ties Through Dialogue, centered around the themes of identity, cultural understanding and leadership, as experienced by JET alumni and individuals with meaningful connections to Japan.

Mixed Multitudes: A Discussion about Identity in the US-Japan Community (Thursday, February 18th from 7pm-8:45pm CST) is a webinar that will aim to cultivate connections between the U.S. and Japan by bringing together multiracial Japanese American/Nikkei speakers to explore their different experiences and help attendees understand and navigate the concept of mixed race identity in both the U.S. and Japan.

The event will be split into two distinct parts:

• First, Mitzi Uehara Carter, will look to contextualize the discussion of multiracial identities. Using intersectionality as a framework for understanding how aspects of a person's social categorizations enable different modes of discrimination and privilege, concepts foundational to the discussion will be introduced, including an overview of hafu in Japan and nikkei in the U.S.

• Second, a panel discussion will cover topics such as how the multicultural identities in the speakers' backgrounds affected their experiences in Japan, how these experiences inform their relationships with the U.S.-Japan community and how different aspects of their identities impact cross-cultural relationships and understanding between Japan and the U.S.

Speakers

Mark your calendars! Please keep checking this Guestlist event page and follow our social media channels (Facebook & Instagram @jetaachicago) for updates and speaker bios to come - also, be on the look out for Zoom webinar details that will be sent in follow-up emails.

This open to the public including our fellow JET Alumni and our Friends of JET (FOJ).

When

February 18, 2021
7:00 p.m.
to
February 18, 2021
8:45 p.m.
America/Chicago (-6:00)

Tickets

  • JET Alumni
    Free
  • Friend of JET (Public Ticket)
    Free
  • Speakers
    Free
Organized By

JETAA Chicago is the alumni association for past JET Programme participants that live in the Chicagoland area and two subchapter states of Wisconsin & Indiana. Majority of events and initiatives are for JET alumni, and there are some events that will indicate where the community and "Friend/Family of JET"(FOJ) are welcome to join. The JETAA Chicago Leadership Board can be contacted via email: info@jetaachicago.com For more frequently asked questions, go to https://www.jetaachicago.com/faq Thank you and let's #JETogether!

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