Friday, September 13, 2013

Upcoming Events: Films, lectures, and a festival



A2-B-C @ Newburyport Documentary Film Festival
Running time: 70 minutes
Followed by Q&A with filmmaker, Ian Ash

"Synopsis: Eighteen months after the nuclear meltdown, children in Fukushima are suffering from severe nose bleeds and are developing skin rashes and thyroid cysts and nodules. Citing a lack of transparency in the official medical testing of their children and the ineffectiveness of the decontamination of their homes and schools, the childrens mothers take radiation monitoring into their own hands."

Date & Time
Sunday, September 22, 2013
11:30am - 1pm

$8 at the door. No advance sales.


Much to my surprise I found out from the New England JACL newsletter that there's a Japanese festival near Rhode Island that's been running for over a decade. I'd never heard of the Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society which promotes ties with its sister city of Tosashimizu in Kōchi Prefecture. They have a little museum in Fairhaven, Massachusetts and run the John Manjiro Festival, in honor of Nakahama Manjirō, one of the first Japanese people to visit the United States.


14th Annual John Manjiro Festival 

Japanese & American music & food
Martial arts demonstrations
Arts and crafts
Day-long entertainment featuring Odaiko New England
Tours of the Manjiro Trail

Date & Time
Saturday, October 5, 2013
10am - 5pm

Location
Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society, 11 Cherry St., Fairhaven, MA

Admission
Free


Harvard University Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Fall 2013 Seminars

I just discovered that Harvard's Program on U.S.-Japan Relations has a seminar series that is free and open to the public. It started a couple of days ago and runs through December 3rd. I'd like to highlight two of the seminars that are related to 3.11.

Professor Brendan Meade, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University

Date & Time
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
12:30pm - 2pm

Kenji Tateiwa, Manager, Nuclear Power Programs, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)

Date & Time
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
12:30pm - 2pm

Location
Bowie-Vernon Room (K262), 2nd Floor, CGIS Knafel

Admission
Free


Kokoyakyu @ MISTI Foreign Film Night

If you missed Kokoyakyu at the Brattle, you can see it for free at MIT's MISTI Foreign Film Night. The film will be followed by a discussion with Thomas Blackwood, PhD, MIT-Japan's Program Manager.



 Date & Time
Wednesday, November 14, 2013
5:30pm

Location

Admission
Free
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