This is the first large-scale exhibition on this subject. It will be held at the Tjibaou Cultural Center in Noumea, the Capital of New Caledonia. The Center is a cultural complex built on 8 hectares by the French Government for the purpose of creating a base for cultural exchanges among Pacific states, as well as exhibiting the histories and cultures of the Kanak peoples. The architecture is said to be one of the masterpieces of Mr. Renzo Piano, a world-famous architect, and is in perfect harmony with the natural environment and surrounding coral reefs.

The exhibition is multi-disciplinary and multi-media. The installation integrates Mutsumi Tsuda's own works (photography and video) with a special collection of memorabilia and old photos owned by Japanese Niseis and from archives. The exhibition catalogue will contain historical and anthropological writings by an international team of researchers from New Caledonia, Japan and Australia.

The exhibition consists of four parts:
Journey to New Caledonia
Life in New Caledonia
From the Pearl Harbour Attack to Internment in Australia
Japanese Descendants today

Organisers:
"FEU NOS PERES - Japanese emigrants in New Caledonia " Project Committee, the New Caledonia-Japan Friendship Association, and the Tjibaou Cultural Centre
Exhibition Coordinator: Mutsumi Tsuda

Sponsors:
The Agency of the Development of Kanak Cultures (A.D.C.K.)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France, Pacific Fund, New Caledonia
The New Caledonian government
The Friendship Association of New Caledonia and Japan
The Southern State of New Caledonia
SDV International Logistics
SIAP TOYOTA New Caledonia
Air Calan International Air Line
Société Le Nickel
The Ministry of Culture of France, MAC, New Caledonia
Sumitomo Mining Metal CO.LTD, New Caledonia
Bank of Société Générale Calédonianne, New Caledonia
The Ministry of Culture of France, MAC, New Caledonia
Nouméa City, New Caledonia
La Foa city, New Caledonia
The Office of Tourism of New Caledonia

Acknowledgements:
New Caledonia National Archives
The Hiroshima Prefectural Archives, Japan
National Archives of MOFA, Japan
The Noumea City Museum, New Caledonia
The Thio Mining Museum, New Caledonia
The Australian War Memorial
The Cobdogla Historical Museum, Australia
The Tatura Historical Museum, Australia
Le Senat Countumi, New Caledonia
Koohnê Culture Center, New Caledonia
La Foa Culture Center, New Caledonia
Hienghe`ne Culture Center, New Caledonia
JICA Overseas Immigration Museum, Japan
Kyoto Museum for Peace, Ritsumeikan University
La Foa - Tsuruoka Friendship Association, New Caledonia
IInstitut franco-japonais de Yokohama, Japan
IMOA Resaerch Centre, University of New Caledonia
Seian University of Art and Design, Japan
Chiba University of Commerce, Japan
The University of Queensland, Australia
Horiuchi Colour
Merci Japan
The Conslate of Australia in Nouméa, New Caledonia
The Conslate of Japan in Sydney, Australia

Sponsorship:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (exibition in Japan)
Japanese Embassy in France (exibition in New Caledonia)
Service culturel de l'Ambassade de la France au Japon