Preserving California's Japantowns Symposium

EXPLORING TODAY'S JAPANTOWNS PRESERVING CALIFORNIA'S JAPANTOWNS




	The Miyako Hotel, the venue for Preserving California's Japantowns Symposium, located in San Francisco's Japantown, 1625 Post Street (between Laguna and Buchanan).

	PRESS RELEASES Symposium to Highlight 2004-2005 CCLPEP Preservation Projects (PDF) Symposium Workshops to Explore Strategies for Cultural and Historical Preservation (PDF) Symposium Workshop: Documenting Our Communities, History, Culture, Stories & Sites (PDF) Symposium Reception to Celebrate Past, Present and Future of California's Japantowns (PDF)

Preserving California's Japantowns Symposium - Friday, June 9

The one-day symposium on June 9, 2006 brought together experts and practitioners of historic and cultural preservation to discuss the preservation of California's Japantowns, acknowledge the 2005 California Civil Liberties Public Education Program (CCLPEP) cultural and historic preservation projects, and honor the individuals and organizations that support and implement preservation efforts for past and present Japantown communities.

UPDATE: The Summary Report for the Symposium can be downloaded here.

Symposium Goals

Learning about the unique history, opportunities and challenges of preserving the history and culture of California’s Japantown communities.
Networking with 2004-2005 CCLPEP preservation grant recipients and other preservationists from across California.
Connecting with others who have faced similar preservation issues and concerns, and get a "heads up" on how to respond when challenges and opportunities arise.
Collaborating in panel discussions and interactive breakout sessions on the latest in preservation tools and techniques.

Preserving California's Japantowns Symposium was funded by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program and the California State Library, in partnership with the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California, California Japanese American Leadership Council, California Preservation Foundation, National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the California Cultural and Historical Endowment.

The discussions and outcomes of the symposium sessions help shape future directives and priorities for cultural and historic preservation efforts of California's Japantowns. Attendees learned about the unique history, opportunities and challenges of preserving our Japantown communities and how the latest in preservation tools and techniques can be applied to Japantowns. »For detailed session information click here.