Mike Tatsugawa
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Mike Tatsugawa is currently the chairman of Pacific Media Expo
(PMX).
He was one of the four founders of Cal-Animage Alpha at the University of California, Berkeley
in 1989. He subsequently founded a chapter of Cal-Animage at San Francisco State University
in 1991. http://spirit.dos.uci.edu/cae/fandom.html
He is probably best remembered as a public figurehead for several anime conventions spanning more than a decade. These have included Anime Con (which after a year disbanded to form Anime Expo in 1992) as Vice Chairman, Anime Expo
as Chairman in varying years, and Anime Expo New York as Chairman. He is also the founder and former CEO of Anime Expo's parent organization, the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA). http://www.asuc.org/documentation/view.php?type=bills&id=496
Following a management dispute with the SPJA board of directors http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-04-23/spja-strife http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=Mike+Tatsugawa+SPJA&btnG=Search, Tatsugawa left to form PMX in 2004.
Pacific Media Expo
The Pacific Media Expo is a multi-genre convention in California that focuses on anime and manga, Japanese rock and pop, Gothic Lolita, Japanese drama/Korean drama, Asian cinema and East Asian/Pacific Rim pop cultures. It was started in 2003 in by Mike Tatsugawa, one of the founders of Anime...
(PMX).
He was one of the four founders of Cal-Animage Alpha at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
in 1989. He subsequently founded a chapter of Cal-Animage at San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...
in 1991. http://spirit.dos.uci.edu/cae/fandom.html
He is probably best remembered as a public figurehead for several anime conventions spanning more than a decade. These have included Anime Con (which after a year disbanded to form Anime Expo in 1992) as Vice Chairman, Anime Expo
Anime Expo
Anime Expo, abbreviated AX, is an American anime convention held in Los Angeles, California and organized by the non-profit Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation . With rare exceptions, the convention is traditionally held on the July 4th weekend and lasts for four days...
as Chairman in varying years, and Anime Expo New York as Chairman. He is also the founder and former CEO of Anime Expo's parent organization, the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA). http://www.asuc.org/documentation/view.php?type=bills&id=496
Following a management dispute with the SPJA board of directors http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-04-23/spja-strife http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=Mike+Tatsugawa+SPJA&btnG=Search, Tatsugawa left to form PMX in 2004.