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JACL Presenter at Multicultural Conference San Jose, CA - San Jose JACL (www.sanjosejacl.org) has signed on to present a cross-cultural communication workshop entitled "Understanding Cultural Traditions and Norms from Japanese American Perspectives" at the 5th Annual Multicultural Conference - 'Unity and Its Many Branches' on September 9th, 2003 at Santa Clara University. Workshop presenters Lisa Sueki, Ph.D., Kenzo Kimura and team members Noriko Kumoi-Ray, Gail Sueki, and Mayumi Stroy will conduct an informative and interactive workshop that explores cross-cultural communication from Japanese American perspectives, and will increase workshop participants' understanding and awareness of underlying cultural values and communication styles. This one day professional conference, sponsored by Resources for Families and Communities in Santa Clara County (RFC), a nonprofit agency specializing in community development and family support, will include workshops focusing on professional growth by exploring issues of communication and cultural proficiency. There will be a total of five branches consisting of Cross Cultural, Human Rights, Immigration/Resettlement (new), Public Policy (new) and Spirituality. "The
Multicultural Conference continues our commitment to promote unity
through respect for multiculturalism," according to RFC Executive
Director, Jesús L. Orosco. "By providing educational
workshops to foster cultural understanding and acceptance,"
Orosco says, "we hope to encourage constructive discussion
between people of differing cultural backgrounds or opposing socio-political
views. Opening the mind and embracing foreign beliefs is the platform
that can help nurture harmony in our troubled society." |