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Spring 2012

2012 - 2013 Omaha Asian Forum

Drivers of Citizenship Policies in Asia: Identity and Economics
by Tania M Chacho, Ph.D.,
Academy Professor and Director of the Comparative Politics Program
United States Military Academy, West Point



Lecture at Creighton:
Time: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Location: Skutt Student Center, Ballroom East
Lecture at University of Nebraska at Omaha:
Time: 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Location: Arts and Sciences Hall, Room 216

This event is organized by the Creighton University Asian World Center in collaboration with the University of Nebraska at Omaha East Asian Study Group.
This event is free and open to the public.


Lecture Summary:
Granting an individual formal and legal inclusion into a country as a citizen is one of the most basic, yet powerful, functions that a government performs. Determining the characteristics required of the individuals who seek to become citizens allows a country, through the creation of policy, to pursue its interests in two significant wars: first, through shaping critical elements of its collective identity; and second, via exerting influence on the human capital entering into the country. A government's criteria for citizenship can thus reveal the prioritization that it places on these components of its national interest at any given time. Using an analysis of competing hypotheses (ACH) approach, it is possible to place a country's citizenship policy on a spectrum between realist/economic-based interests and constructivist/identity-based ones.

For more information, please contact Dr. Maorong Jiang at Creighton at 402.280.2896 or Dr. Halla Kim at University of Nebraska at Omaha at 402.554.3934.

Tea, Sushi and Story about Hibakusha: A Japanese Day with Yukiko Shimono


Volunteers from the Japanese, Never Again Campaign, a group organized to educate and remind people about the victims of WWII Atomic Bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, will celebrate Japanese culture and tradition including a sushi and tea presentation beginning at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 9, in the Union Pacific Room, Reinert Alumni Library on the Creighton campus.

The Creighton Asian World Center will host:
Yukikoo Shimono of Hiroshima, Japan
Mai Hoshino, Outreach Initiaitive Program of Japan Foundation
Ming Ip, Japanese Sushi chef of Fuji Food, Inc.

The events are free and open to the public
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Japanese Culture Presentation by Yukiko Shimono


Questions and Answer Session




12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Making sushi together with Yukiko Shimono and Ming Ip
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
White Light/Black Rain - The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki


2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Demonstration of Japanese Tea Ceremony by Yukiko Shimono


2:30 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Information on Never Again Campaign and Outreach Initiative Program of Japan Foundation by Yukiko Shimono and Mai Hoshino.