Year: 2014

Fieldtrip: Cathedral of St. Maria of Tamatsukuri of
Osaka–Visiting with Filipino Community Members (Sama Sama)

Places of worship, such as mosques and churches have long been not only important religiously, but even more important as a center of support and place for immigrants to exchange information and interact socially. The Cathedral of St. Mary of Tamatsukuri, currently offering religious services in Spanish, Japanese, English and Vietnamese, has in particular become a valuable meeting place for the Filipino community in Kansai. Originally beginning with around 8 Filipino members, it is estimated that over 200 members of the Filipino community regularly use the church facilities for their activities and meetings.

Fieldtrip participants will be able to see where many Filipinos congregate as well as sample various foods from the Philippines while getting to know and learn more about Filipinos and other non-Japanese living mainly in Osaka.

 

Date:  Sunday, May 25

Meeting place and time: 2:30 pm just outside the North exit of JR Tamatsukuri

Station or 3:00 pm in front of the Cathedral

(Those who choose to go to the Sunday religious service beginning at 2:00, which is

not part of the fieldtrip, should join us at 3:00 in front of the cathedral.)

Place:  Cathedral of St. Maria of Tamatsukuri of Osaka http://www.geocities.jp/general_sasaki/tama-church.html

2-24-22, Tamatsukuri, Chuo-ku, Osaka  540-0004     TEL: 06-941-2332

        

Number of participants:  25 maximum (Advance Reservation is required)

 

●How to apply:  Participants should sign up by May 20 and send the following to Miho Yoshioka by E-mail: uskj30641@@iris.eonet.ne.jp

or Fax: (06)6674-5857.

1)     Name  2) Tel and Email address  3) How many people will participate     4) Which meeting place, a) JR Tamatsukuri Station or b) the Cathedral, you will join us at   5) Whether or not you will join the dinner afterwards

Schedule

14:30        Meet just outside the North exit of JR Tamatsukuri Station

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15:00        Meet at and tour the Cathedral of St. Mary of Tamatsukuri

http://www.geocities.jp/general_sasaki/tama-church.html

http://indigo05.exblog.jp/13535692

 

15:30-17:30  Enjoy the afternoon market and visit with members of the

Sama-Sama Filipino community members, including Jun Yamada and Neriza Saito

 

17:45         Dinner at a Korean restaurant near Tamatsukuri (optional)

 

Speaker:      Dr. Kumiko Kizu

Date:         April 13, 2014 （Sunday）  15:00~17:00

Venue:       Nishinomiya Daigaku Koryu Center (ACTA East Tower 6F, Room 2)

2 minutes from Hankyu Nishinomiya Kitaguchi station,   Tel.(0798)69-3155    http://www.nishi.or.jp/homepage.daigaku/

Fee:          Free for members and students;      500 yen for non-members

Language:    English　(questions & answers in Japanese and English)

Social event:  Dinner after the session at a restaurant. Reservations required

by April 11.  Contact Miho Yoshioka uskj30641@iris.eonet.ne.jp

＊Contact address for the program: sietar.kansai2@gmail.com

＊No application needed for the program.
Description of presentation:

Films are multimedia. They are constructed of images and sounds
(language, music and sound effects), and we understand scenes based on
the combinations of these two media. How are the two media combined?
Are there any regularities found in the combinations of sounds and images in films? These matters have often been discussed in the fields of film criticism and film studies. It has been argued that the two media are instinctively combined by the filmmakers (editors) and that priority is given to images over sounds in deciding their combinations. This may be reasonable given that images are indispensable to films–without images films would no longer be films. However, how about conversational scenes where words play a major part?
This presentation analyzes the combinations of words and images
in films from a linguistic point of view, borrowing the methodology of
Conversation Analysis. The focus is on typical two-party conversational scenes in which two characters are shown in close-up one after the other (this pattern is called the shot/ reverse-shot exchange). Close attention is paid to how turn-taking between the characters is displayed on screen. Scenes from romantic comedies, such as Before Sunrise and You’ve Got Mail will be cited as examples. This research aims to contribute to a better understanding of our comprehension of multimedia discourse.

 

Profile of presenter:
Dr. Kumiko Kizu is a native of Kobe. She received her PhD from Kobe City University of Foreign Studies in 2013. Her doctoral dissertation, Taking Turns at Talk on Screen, is about the correlation between words and images in films. She studies cinematic discourse particularly from a pragmatic and communicative point of view. Her research interests include Conversation Analysis and multimedia discourse. She teaches at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, Kobe City College of Technology and the University of Hyogo.

This event is co-sponsored by JALT Osaka, and consists of two presentations:

SIETAR Kansai & JALT Osaka present

A Double Presentation

Date:                   February 16, 2014 （Sunday）                   Time: 14:00-17:30

Presenters:           (1) Jason Bartashius and (2) Jennifer Teeter

Venue:                 Nishinomiya Daigaku Koryu Center

                             (ACTA East Tower 6F, Room 2)

                             2 minutes from Hankyu Nishinomiya Kitaguchi station

                             Tel.(0798)69-3155 http://www.nishi.or.jp/homepage.daigaku/

Fee:                    Free for members and students;      500 yen for non-members

Language:          English

Social event:        If you are interested in going to a restaurant after the session, 

                            contact Miho Yoshioka uskj30641@@iris.eonet.ne.jp

 

＊Contact address for the program: sietar.kansai2@@gmail.com

＊No application needed before the program.

 

 

(1)“The Filipino Community and Social Initiative Projects in Post-3/11 Japan”

 

1. Jason Bartashius – Resilient Minorities in Japan: –  Filipino English Teachers in Japan

Tohoku is suffering a job loss caused by the 3/11 disasters. In response, Cesar Santoyo launched Social Enterprise English Language Schools (SEELS), a micro-franchising initiative that trains Filipina migrants to be English instructors. http://seels.jp/english.html

In addition to discussing the formation of SEELS this presentation examines the history of Filipina migration to Japan as well as the pre- and post-3/11 struggles of migrants. Attention will be given to the “Watch Us Maybe” documentary project. The film is to be a collage of smartphone videos in which migrants tell their stories of contributing to reconstruction efforts in Tohoku and engagement in social enterprises elsewhere in Japan. The film’s aim is to advocate a more socially inclusive Tohoku and Japan by educating viewers about social initiative projects migrants are currently engaged in.

Profile of Presenter

Jason Bartashius is a lecturer of Japanese Religions at Osaka Gakuin University and Nagoya University of Foreign Studies and works for the Center for Japanese Filipino Families. He is the founder of After School Lessons for Tohoku Children, a project which matches Tohoku children with volunteer English teachers, and has been involved with other forms of activism and volunteerism related to 3/11 as well. This spring he will begin his doctoral studies at Sophia University.

(2) ” Jennifer Teeter – Youth Empowerment through the Aotearoa Ainumosir Exchange Program”

This presentation will discuss the formation and activities of the Aotearoa Ainumosor Exchange Program. After a brief introduction of the current Ainu situation, the origins and activities of the Aotearoa Ainumosir exchange will be discussed. The program is designed for indigenous Ainu youth to participate in a study tour of Aotearoa New Zealand to learn experientially from Maori about their efforts for cultural survival. The initiatives that have grown out of the experiences of these Ainu youth in Aotearoa in terms of Ainu language revitalization and the creation of an Ainu-managed and owned space in the Tokyo metropolitan area will also be discussed.

Profile of Presenter

Jennifer Teeter is a lecturer at Kyoto University and is working to create a sustainable solar sail cargo ship tailored to meet the needs of marginalized coastal communities while dedicating herself to supporting Ainu youth.