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The best early detailed description of the Nippon Club, its structure and membership appeared in January 1908 when the Club was located at 44 West 85th Street in New York City's Upper West Side. In the book "Japan in New York" [4] we are given: Large photos of the front of the Club, the Drawing Room and the Japan Room. The basic listing for the ...
The Japanese American Association of New York (JAA, ニューヨーク日系人会 Nyūyōku Nikkeijin Kai) is in operation. [11] The Consulate-General of Japan in New York City is located on the 18th Floor of 299 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. [19] The Japanese American Committee for Democracy was active during WWII. [20]
Japan Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, formed in 1907 to promote relations between the United States and Japan. [4] Its headquarters was designed by Junzo Yoshimura and opened in 1971 at 333 East 47th Street near the United Nations. [5]
The Asia Society is a 501(c)(3) organization that focuses on educating the world about Asia. [2] It has several centers in the United States (Manhattan, Washington, D.C., Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle) and around the world (Hong Kong, Manila, Mumbai, Seoul, Melbourne, Sydney, Tokyo, [3] Mumbai, Delhi, [4] Paris and Zurich).
During World War II, the association supported the Indian independence movement. The war ended, the association was disbanded by Allied Forces for the reason of having supported the Indian independence movement. In 1947, India gained her Independence, the association restored activities by changing their name to Japan–India Economic Association.
The Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC) is an American non-profit cultural organization that promotes Indian theatre, art, film, fashion, music, dance, and literature in the United States. The Council was established in 1998 in New York City and is headed by Aroon Shivdasani. [ 1 ]
The two nations announced 2007, the 50th anniversary year of the Indo-Japan Cultural Agreement, as the Indo-Japan Friendship and Tourism-Promotion Year, holding cultural events in both the countries. [ 66 ] [ 67 ] One such cultural event is the annual Namaste India Festival, which started in Japan over twenty years ago and is now the largest ...
OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates (previously known as the Organization of Chinese Americans) is a non-profit organization founded in 1973, whose stated mission is to advance the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in the United States.