Japan & Black L.A. Initiative – Virtual Program
Stories Not (Yet) Told: Japanese & Black American Shared Peoplehood & Kinship
2021/6/21
Join us for a virtual program of the Japan & Black L.A. Initiative co-sponsored by the United Methodist Church California-Pacific Conference West District and the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles featuring critical race and ethnic studies scholar Dr. Curtiss Takada Rooks.
Dr. Takada Rooks’ presentation will examine the history of “racing” Blacks & Asians in the U.S. and the forces obscuring their sense of kinship, and their acts of collaboration to form communities of solidarity.
June 28, 2021 (Mon.) @ 7-8:30 p.m. (PDT) via Zoom
Japan & Black L.A. Initiative
Working with children, youth, and adults in the Los Angeles community to share aspects of Japanese and African American culture that will broaden our mutual understanding as global citizens.
Dr. Takada Rooks’ presentation will examine the history of “racing” Blacks & Asians in the U.S. and the forces obscuring their sense of kinship, and their acts of collaboration to form communities of solidarity.
June 28, 2021 (Mon.) @ 7-8:30 p.m. (PDT) via Zoom
- Welcoming Remarks:
Rev. Mark Nakagawa, United Methodist Church California-Pacific Conference
Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles Akira Muto - Mission, Goals, & Activities of the Japan & Black L.A. Initiative
- Presentation by Dr. Curtiss Takada Rooks
- Open Discussion/ Q&A
Japan & Black L.A. Initiative
Working with children, youth, and adults in the Los Angeles community to share aspects of Japanese and African American culture that will broaden our mutual understanding as global citizens.
Speaker
Curtiss Takada Rooks, Ph.D., a critical race and ethnic studies scholar in Asian and Asian American Studies at Loyola Marymount University holds a doctorate in Comparative Culture with an emphasis in cultural anthropology from the University of California, Irvine, a master’s degree in Public Policy from Trinity College and an A.B. in Economics and A.B. in Asian Studies with honors from Dartmouth College. Born at Camp Zama, Japan to an African American father and native Japanese mother, his life experiences as a multiracial person of “double minority” heritage have been shaped from growing up and living throughout the U.S. and Japan.