About Us

Greetings from the Chair and President
Mission Statement
Philosophy

Greetings from Christine,  the Founding Chair and President        

As the first Chairwoman and President of the Native American Japan Exchange, herein referred to as NAJX, I am honored to have this opportunity to introduce you to a program that over the next twenty to thirty years will have a measurable impact in improving the lives of Native American children and their tribes and we even believe, the lives of their descendants all across the US. We believe firmly, that this will open up minds to new avenues of thought, introduce positive self motivated cultural changes that will manifest from the merger of the treasures of American Indian heritage and new futuristic innovative thought.  We believe this will inspire new disciplines that will spring from an innate but untapped fountain.  We believe this will raise the quality of everything our children and their children go on to do. And you as members and supporters and participants will look back with pride that you took part in the inception of something that really mattered.  Something that can have measurable improvement and demonstrated visible change.

Why are we in a position to be able to create this nonprofit with your support? This is something that will require an understanding of both countries with physical and cultural ties to both. Our family and associates are in both countries. I myself have had the pleasure of attending school in the US, Japan and Singapore including college in the University of Colorado and Sophia University in Tokyo Japan. As the President I will have access to assets in Japan that will make this possible, safe and a program that will last for generations. I want to be involved in this endeavor because I truly believe this is a great idea that will have undeniable benefits for the children of Native America. I think you will want to be involved as a volunteer or a supporter for the same reasons. My father, John Bialik, will be involved with this project full time and takes the role of Vice President. His background with 25 years in Japan, Singapore and Israel as well as being the Executive Lead of many years in IBM Japan's global outsourcing department leading complex and difficult global deals for Japan should leave you with no doubt as to the international experience we bring to the table for this program.  He also attended a Seminary in high school in Denver Colorado and this religious background has always made him a little more philosophical and dedicated to his fellow man. He feels it's time to give back and for all of us to join together to leave a lasting legacy.  He is really excited by this. As a young boy he was surrounded by a resurgence of the American Indian in the media and an event at Wounded Knee, South Dakota turned the American Indians into his childhood heroes. 

He studied their culture and history incessantly as a child. Over the last 25 years he could not but notice physical similarities between the Asians and Native Americans and knew from history that they share genetic ancestry and can be considered cousins. Please take note of the historical similarity. Both the Japanese and the Native American's crossed over from Northern Asia to both Japan and Alaska while the seas were cross-able and then were cut off creating unique independent cultures. The Japanese, however, were lucky, in that, ships periodically arrived from Korea and China bringing new knowledge including rice farming, metal works and writing etc... The Native Americans would remain completely cut off for more than ten thousand years. Finally when the ships did arrive the technological gap was too great and the Native Americans were at a significant disadvantage. This history is not lost on the Japanese who were unable to defend against William Perry's ships.  The Japanese know this and have kindred feelings for the Native Americans. Now Japan is a giant culturally, intellectually and economically, impacting the world with innovative ideas, products and literature. We and our associates are uniquely in a physical and cultural position between Japan and America to bring a new program for safely homestaying Native American children in Japan. This program has been great for Japan. However, I think that Native American children visiting Japan will have an even greater benefit and I invite you to share this dream.