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{{short description|American lawyer}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|2|11|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|2|11|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[New Iberia, Louisiana|New Iberia]], [[Louisiana]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[New Iberia, Louisiana|New Iberia]], [[Louisiana]], U.S.
| nationality = American
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| occupation = Attorney
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'''Annette M. Eddie-Callagain''' (born February 11, 1953) is the first [[African American]] attorney to practice law in Japan. She is a practitioner of international family law, notable for [[child support]] and [[child custody]] cases involving American servicemen and Japanese women.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sims |first=Calvin |date=July 23, 2000 |title=A Hard Life for Amerasian Children |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/23/world/a-hard-life-for-amerasian-children.html |work=New York Times |access-date=2020-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Robson |first1=Seth |title=Mom fighting to get back baby taken to States by soldier dad |url=https://www.stripes.com/news/mom-fighting-to-get-back-baby-taken-to-states-by-soldier-dad-1.37476 |work=Stars and Stripes |date=August 25, 2005 |access-date=2020-12-06}}</ref>
'''Annette M. Eddie-Callagain''' (born February 11, 1953) is the first [[African American]] attorney to practice law in Japan. She is a practitioner of international family law, notable for [[child support]] and [[child custody]] cases involving American servicemen and Japanese women.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sims |first=Calvin |date=July 23, 2000 |title=A Hard Life for Amerasian Children |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/23/world/a-hard-life-for-amerasian-children.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=2020-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Robson |first1=Seth |title=Mom fighting to get back baby taken to States by soldier dad |url=https://www.stripes.com/news/mom-fighting-to-get-back-baby-taken-to-states-by-soldier-dad-1.37476 |work=Stars and Stripes |date=August 25, 2005 |access-date=2020-12-06}}</ref>


She was in the [[united States Air Force]] and served in the [[United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps|Judge Advocate Generals' Corps]] on active duty from 1983–95 and the reserves from 1995–06, when she retired as a major. While in the reserves, she opened her private practice in [[Okinawa]], Japan.<ref>{{cite news |last=Maddalino |first=Jena |date=December 10, 1999 |title=Okinawa’s Pioneer Foreign Lawyer Champions Children’s Rights |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926113445/http://www.japanupdate.com/archive/?id=5288
She was in the [[United States Air Force]] and served in the [[United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps|Judge Advocate Generals' Corps]] on active duty from 1983 to 1995 and the [[Air Force Reserve Command|reserves]] from 1995 to 2006, when she retired as a major. While in the air force reserves, she opened her private practice in [[Okinawa]], Japan.<ref>{{cite news |last=Maddalino |first=Jena |date=December 10, 1999 |title=Okinawa's Pioneer Foreign Lawyer Champions Children's Rights |url=http://www.japanupdate.com/archive/?id=5288
|work=Japan Update |access-date=2020-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Matsubara |first1=Hiroshi |title=Forces pact should underscore Japanese lack of rights: lawyer |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2004/07/15/national/forces-pact-should-underscore-japanese-lack-of-rights-lawyer/ |work=The Japan Times |date=July 15, 2004 |access-date=2020-12-06}}</ref> In 2007, she was inducted into the [[Southern University Law Center]] Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite news |date=2007-04-04 |title=Local native inducted into Law Hall of Fame |url=https://www.iberianet.com/people/local-native-inducted-into-law-hall-of-fame/article_b2dec5bd-aeaa-50ca-89e6-50bd9b502d66.html |work=Daily Iberian |access-date=2020-12-05}}</ref> As of 2020, she is a part-time lecturer at the [[Ryukyu University]] Law School.<ref>{{Cite web|title=兼担・兼任教員|url=http://web.law.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/information/teacher/part-time/|website=web.law.u-ryukyu.ac.jp|accessdate=2020-06-22|publisher=琉球大学法科大学院}}</ref>
|work=Japan Update |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926113445/http://www.japanupdate.com/archive/?id=5288 |access-date=2020-12-05|archive-date=2020-09-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Matsubara |first1=Hiroshi |title=Forces pact should underscore Japanese lack of rights: lawyer |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2004/07/15/national/forces-pact-should-underscore-japanese-lack-of-rights-lawyer/ |work=The Japan Times |date=July 15, 2004 |access-date=2020-12-06}}</ref> In the United States, there is a system for compulsory child support payments, but mothers in Japan lacked a similar system.<ref>{{Cite thesis |title=沖縄におけるアメラジアンの生活権・教育権保障 |url=https://u-ryukyu.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/2004431 |publisher=琉球大学 |language=ja |first=直美 |last=野入}}</ref> In 1999, she began contacting child support enforcement agencies in each state, became a member of the National Child Support Enforcement Association (NCSEA), and coordinated a method of claiming child support from Okinawa. Until around 2005, it was said that she performed the requests for child support for free.<ref>{{Cite web |title=アネット　キャラゲイン : 平成14年度「社会貢献者表彰」受賞者紹介 |url=https://www.fesco.or.jp/winner/h14/22.php |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=www.fesco.or.jp}}</ref> In 2007, she was inducted into the [[Southern University Law Center]] Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite news |date=2007-04-04 |title=Local native inducted into Law Hall of Fame |url=https://www.iberianet.com/people/local-native-inducted-into-law-hall-of-fame/article_b2dec5bd-aeaa-50ca-89e6-50bd9b502d66.html |work=Daily Iberian |access-date=2020-12-05}}</ref> As of 2020, she is a part-time lecturer at the [[Ryukyu University]] Law School.<ref>{{Cite web|title=兼担・兼任教員|url=http://web.law.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/information/teacher/part-time/|website=web.law.u-ryukyu.ac.jp|accessdate=2020-06-22|publisher=琉球大学法科大学院}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 21:03, 14 June 2024

Annette Eddie-Callagain
Born (1953-02-11) February 11, 1953 (age 71)
New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma materSouthern University
Southern University Law Center
OccupationAttorney
Known forInternational family law

Annette M. Eddie-Callagain (born February 11, 1953) is the first African American attorney to practice law in Japan. She is a practitioner of international family law, notable for child support and child custody cases involving American servicemen and Japanese women.[1][2]

She was in the United States Air Force and served in the Judge Advocate Generals' Corps on active duty from 1983 to 1995 and the reserves from 1995 to 2006, when she retired as a major. While in the air force reserves, she opened her private practice in Okinawa, Japan.[3][4] In the United States, there is a system for compulsory child support payments, but mothers in Japan lacked a similar system.[5] In 1999, she began contacting child support enforcement agencies in each state, became a member of the National Child Support Enforcement Association (NCSEA), and coordinated a method of claiming child support from Okinawa. Until around 2005, it was said that she performed the requests for child support for free.[6] In 2007, she was inducted into the Southern University Law Center Hall of Fame.[7] As of 2020, she is a part-time lecturer at the Ryukyu University Law School.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Sims, Calvin (July 23, 2000). "A Hard Life for Amerasian Children". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  2. ^ Robson, Seth (August 25, 2005). "Mom fighting to get back baby taken to States by soldier dad". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  3. ^ Maddalino, Jena (December 10, 1999). "Okinawa's Pioneer Foreign Lawyer Champions Children's Rights". Japan Update. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  4. ^ Matsubara, Hiroshi (July 15, 2004). "Forces pact should underscore Japanese lack of rights: lawyer". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  5. ^ 野入, 直美. 沖縄におけるアメラジアンの生活権・教育権保障 (Thesis) (in Japanese). 琉球大学.
  6. ^ "アネット　キャラゲイン : 平成14年度「社会貢献者表彰」受賞者紹介". www.fesco.or.jp. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  7. ^ "Local native inducted into Law Hall of Fame". Daily Iberian. 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  8. ^ "兼担・兼任教員". web.law.u-ryukyu.ac.jp. 琉球大学法科大学院. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
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