The mission of the Japan America Society of Oregon (JASO) is to promote cultural and business exchange with Japan and to enhance mutual understanding between the U.S. and Japan throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington. JASO sponsors a variety of business, public affairs, educational and cultural programs each month for JASO members and the general public. In recent years, the Society has also increased its public service programming, developing a school visitation program called Japan on the Road: teaching elementary students about contemporary Japan. Since this program's inception in 1997, JASO volunteers have visited hundreds of elementary schools throughout the State of Oregon and Southwest Washington, helping to teach many young people in this region about contemporary Japanese society. B,D,V.

REEL NIKKEI STORIES
A Nikkei Family Legacy Project

REEL NIKKEI STORIES is a project of the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC) designed to teach young Nikkei about Japanese American history by empowering them with the confidence, the training and the tools to interview, permanently document and share the untold stories of their Nisei relatives. REEL NIKKEI STORIES offers training toolkits, workshops and a website to assist individuals interested in collecting their families’ oral histories.

Create your family legacy project now and you can enter to win prizes for your REEL NIKKEI STORIES project in the mini-film festival held in June 2009.

For more information visit the REEL NIKKEI STORIES website.

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