Introducing 2 New Trustees: Dr. Kenji Kushida and Dr. Masako Shinn
The Japan ICU Foundation Board of Trustees welcomed two new members in April, Dr. Masako Shinn and Dr. Kenji Kushida. Learn a little about their careers and interests.
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Interview with Aomi Kuwayama, Recipient of JICUF Grant
Aomi Kuwayama, junior student at ICU, was awarded a grant of ¥150,000 during the spring term to cover the cost of field work in the Philippines. The purpose of her research is to investigate educational inequality between urban and rural areas in the Philippines. Here is our interview with Aomi.
Interview with Professor Tomoyuki Yoshida, Spring Term Grant Recipient
Senior Associate Professor of linguistics, Dr. Tomoyuki Yoshida, is one of five ICU faculty members to receive a grant from the JICUF during the spring term. He has been awarded ¥600,000 to host the Workshop on Altaic Formal Linguistics (WAFL) at ICU in spring 2017. Dr. Yoshida was kind enough to answer a few questions about the program.
Global Link 2016 & New Intern Ms. Shiori Kitajima
From July 5th to 29th, we will host the 3rd annual Global Link program here in NYC! This year, we are excited to welcome 12 undergraduate students from ICU and spend an event-packed 4 weeks with them. Ms. Shiori Kitajima, ICU alumna and recent Teacher’s College, Columbia University graduate, has also joined as an intern to help us run the program.
JICUF returns to DC for Japan Bowl and Sakura Matsuri
The 2016 National Japan Bowl was held April 14 & 15, 2016 at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Sakura Matsuri, the nation’s largest one-day Japanese cultural event, was held the next day in Washington, D.C. It was my pleasure to represent the Foundation at both events this year.
Update on JICUF Programs
In 2014 the Japan ICU Foundation launched two programs, Global Link and Rethinking Peace Studies. Global Link is a summer program for ICU students in New York City and Rethinking Peace Studies is an academic program that has involved ICU faculty along with scholars and practitioners from around the world.
Introducing our new Director of Communications, Ms. Aki Takada
The Japan ICU Foundation is happy to announce that we have hired a new Director of Communications. Starting this month, Ms. Aki Takada will join the staff and continue her active role with JICUF. We asked Aki to share her background with our readers
Report from ICU
A couple of times per year I have the privilege of visiting ICU. This year, I was fortunate enough to schedule my first visit in early April during sakura season.
JICUF Publishes Organizational Brochure
We are pleased to present our new organizational brochure available in both Japanese and English.
Interview with Former OYR Emily Kariya of Santa Monica HIgh School
Emily Kariya is a former OYR (’92-93) and an accomplished Japanese Language Teacher at Santa Monica High School in Southern California. She welcomed a combined ICU-JICUF team to her classes this past autumn as part of our September Admissions school visits. JICUF had the chance to follow up with her and learn about her own specific connections to Japan and ICU.