September 6, 2013
9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM WELCOME ADDRESS – 9:30am Duncan Williams, USC and Yoichi Kawada, IOP SESSION 1 – 9:45am “Buddhist Wisdom and Ecological Awareness: Exploring Horizons of Praxis” Ruben L. F. Habito, Southern Methodist University “The Wisdom of Ecosoph…
September 11, 2013
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
CJRC Lecture Series A lecture by Professor Yusaka Horiuchi of Dartmouth College. The postwar rise of Japan is one of the most dramatic cases of rapid economic development in modern history. While most studies attribute Japan’s growth to domestic institutions and policies, this …
September 25, 2013
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
CJRC Lecture Series Dr. Christopher Callahan will re-examine the Illustrated Biography of Shinran (1173-1262) by Kakunyo (1271-1351) by first situating them in the ritual context of the thanksgiving memorial services (hôonkô) for which they were produced and then by offering a close r…
September 27, 2013
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Sawyer Seminar IV How have Sino-American, Sino-Mexican, and Sino-Tibetan exchanges contributed to the historical formation of different Chinese mixed-race or mixed-ethnic communities across China and the Pacific? How have the presence of these communities reshaped and challenged racial thin…
October 12, 2013
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Sawyer Seminar V SUMMARY What were the various racial ideologies of competing colonial empires in Southeast Asia and how have they impacted postcolonial nations in the region? Does inter-Asian mixing, such as Japanese-Vietnamese, Chinese-Filipino, or Indian-Malay, count as “mixed race&quo…
October 22, 2013
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
CJRC Japanese America Religion and Society Project SUMMARY A screening of a new documentary by Momo Yashima, “A Divided Community: 3 Personal Stories of Resistance”, which highlights the struggles of three Japanese American World War II resisters. DESCRIPTION The screening of…
November 5, 2013
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Sawyer Seminar VI SUMMARY What are the outcomes of evolving racial ideologies in North America and how are they impacting 21st century American identities? How do 21st century multiracial identities and representations reflect and challenge historical constructions of racial mixing? &nbs…
December 7, 2013
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
SUMMARY A workshop discussing papers-in-progress investigating various aspects of Japanse American Buddhism. Pre-registration required. DESCRIPTION PRESENTERS: “A Multiracial Buddhist Lawsuit in Postwar Los Angeles” Michihiro Ama, University of Alaska “The World W..
December 12, 2013
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
SUMMARY In her short experimental films, Sylvia Schedelbauer reflects on the dynamics of interracial intimacy and the question of belonging through her personal history. Screening will be followed by Q&A with the director. DESCRIPTION Sylvia Schedelbauer was born in Tokyo to a Japa…
