On the East Coast, SGI has the Boston Research Center, renamed the Ikeda Center. On the west coast, SGI has its own university, Soka University, and its' research center, the Pacific Basin Research Center. This center studies politics, religion, current events, economics, etc. in countries that have a coast on the Pacific Ocean. Here are some links from the Pacific Basin Research Cente
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Former Cult Members and Affected Families