SIETAR-Kansai - Past Monthly Programs

June 2003
A Look at Latin American and Japanese Communication Styles

* Since major conferences are held in May and June, we will not have a monthly meeting in May. The next meeting will be on June 15. Looking forward to seeing you in June!

Date:
June 15 2003, Sunday 2:00pm-4:00pm

Presenter:
Ms.Beth Chamberlin
Ritsumeikan University/Kyoto University of Foreign Studies

Place:
Takatsuki Sogo Shimin Koryu Center
1 minute walk from JR Takatsuki St.
Tel: 0726-85-3721

Fee:
500 yen for members
500 yen for students
1000 yen for non-members

Language:
English

Description of the Presentation:
The program will begin with a showing of her 25-minute documentary video, "Salsa in Japan: a Japanese and Latino Mix". The video gives a brief history of Salsa, the immigration of Japanese to Latin America and the reverse immigration to Japan. It also shows the two different dance worlds in Japan, one which draws more Japanese and the other which draws more Latin Americans dekasegi's. After the video, she will continue the discussion of communication style differences between the two groups.

Profile of the Presenter:
Beth Chamberlin received her MA in Social and Anthropology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in 1995. The following year she came to Japan where she has spent much of her free time in the Latin American community.

She made a documentary video which is being distributed by the UC Berkeley Media Center. She is currently teaching Intercultural Communication and English at Ritsumeikan University and Kyoto University of Foreign Studies.

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