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Notice Centennial of the Japanese Immigration to Brazil To commemorate the centenial of the Japanese immigration to Brazil, the Embassy of Brazil in Ottawa has the hounor to invite you to the symposium Nikkei in the Americas: Their Past and Present in Brazil, Canada, and the United States
University of Ottawa FRIDAY, October 17, 2008 - Room: Simard 129
9:00 am - Opening Remarks: • Dr. David Staines, Director, Institute of Canadian Studies, University of Ottawa • Counselor Ernesto Araújo, DCM of the Embassy of Brazil • Mr. Hiroaki Kodama, First Secretary of the Embassy of Japan.
9:30 am - Session 1: Chair: Yves Frenette, Director CRCCF, University of Ottawa. • Prof. Rosana Barbosa, Saint Mary’s University. “The Japanese within the Context of Immigration to the Americas.” • Prof. Miya Suga. Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan. “The Transformation of U.S. Census Race Category and Japanese Migrants in the Late 19th Century.”
10:30 am - Coffee Break
11:00 am - Session 2: Chair: Yves Frenette, Director CRCCF, University of Ottawa. • Prof. Yukari Takai, Glendon College/York University. “Line in the Forest: Transborder Migration of Japanese across the Canada-U.S. Border at the turn of the Twentieth Century.” • Prof. Elisa Massae Sasaki, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil. "The Japanese in Brazil and Brazilians in Japan: An Overview on the Population Mobility between Brazil and Japan."
12:00 - 12:45 pm - Question Period
This symposium is being organized by the Embassy of Brazil in Canada, the Embassy of Japan in Canada, the Institute of Canadian Studies at University of Ottawa and Saint Mary’s University.
************** /// ************** The Section of Portuguese at the University of Ottawa and the Embassies of Angola, Brazil and Portugal are pleased to announce and invite you to the DOCUMENTARIES AND TALK SERIES from the Portuguese Speaking Countries Fridays at 8:00 pm 24th October – 5th December 2008 Free admittance Venue: DESMARAIS (DMS) 1130, 55 Laurier, University of Ottawa DEDICATED TO THE 100th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OLDEST LIVING FILM DIRECTOR HOMMAGE TO MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA
************** /// ************** Consular Section Opening Hours for the Public (as from 1st May 2008) Visa Applications Monday to Friday 9:15 AM to 12:00 PM
Visa pick-ups Monday to Friday 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM
Other Services Monday to Friday 9:15 AM to 12:45 PM
This calendar of Cultural and Social activities related to Brazil in the Ottawa-Gatineau region is informational only. Unless otherwise noted, the Embassy of Brazil is not responsible for the organization or content of the events and activities listed here. If you wish to have an event included in our calendar, please send us an e-mail at cultural@brasembottawa.org.
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