The Aratani Endowed Chair, University of California Los Angeles, and the Japanese American National Museum present:

Imagined Futures
Saturday, May 2, 2009
1-5 pm

Free! Pre-Registration is required.

What does the future hold for the Japanese American and Asian Pacific American communities?
What is the role of the young artist in defining our community’s future?
What opportunities and challenges do young artists face?

Imagined Futures is a one-day conference designed to help the up-and-coming artists of all disciplines start to think about these and other pertinent questions. It is an opportunity to learn from already established and successful artists and to network with other JA and APA artists in the LA community.

1-2 pm Welcome
NSU Modern
• Welcome: Dr. Lane Hirabayashi (George & Sakaye Aratani Professor of the Japanese American Internment, Redress and Community, Asian American Studies, UCLA), Koji Steven Sakai (Japanese American National Museum),
and Emily Morishima (PhD Candidate, UCLA English)
• Keynote Addresses:
Eric Nakamura of Giant Robot
George Takei, actor

2-4 pm Hands-on Workshop Sessions:
• Filmmaking with director/writer/producer Quentin Lee
• Anime/Comics with the author of the biweekly column “Asian Pop” for the San Francisco Chronicle, Jeff Yang
• Blogs/New Media with Phil Yu of Angry Asian Man
• Spoken Word/Hip Hop with LA hip-hop sensation Shin-B
• Fiction with award winning writer, Naomi Hirahara
• The Art and Business of Clothes with Ryan Suda of Blacklava

4-5 pm Closing Remarks and Reception with Light Refreshments

To register or for more information about the program join the Imagined Futures Conference Facebook page, email ImaginedFutures2009@gmail.com, or call the museum at 213-625-0414.