I am organizing Japanese Student Network's Symposium 2007. It is going to be held on 3/11(Sun) from 12:00pm - 3:00pm at The New Otani in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.
We are going to invite Ms. Iinuma and Ms. Yasuike. The topics will be about successful Japanese people who were educated at universities in U.S. or Europe, presented by Ms Iinuma, and the current Japanese social situation and problems, presented by Ms. Yasuike.
Ms. Iinuma will talk about: Hideyo Noguchi...A prominent Japanese bacteriologist who discovered the agent of syphilis disease in 1911. He is a symbol of a successful Japanese who studied in the U.S. He is on 1000 yen bill.
Gozo Kawamura...A sculptor who made sculptures in U.S. supreme court in Wachington D.C.
Prince Matsudaira...An Engineer of Brooklin Bridge
We will prepare an English sheet for those who do not speak Japanese, and we will explain the contents in English in a ceremony after the speech.
Ms. Iinuma is also a master of Japanese tea ceremony. It would provide a good chance to ask her about Japanese traditional tea culture.
The event will be a very useful event for people who are interested in Japanese culture to learn about Japanese society and to meet Japanese people, as well as learning Japanese language. I would appreciate it if you made time for our symposium and invite tons of your friends, *hahaha*. The event is free, and we will provide you a cup of tea and some cookies.
If you want to pre-register for this event, please email me, natz@rusikamusic.com. We will randomly give 5 Tokyo Night 2007 tickets among pre-registed people. Thank you!!