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HOW I BUILT MY CAREER RELATED TO JAPAN AS AN ARTIST AND EDUCATOR
November 3, 2021, 8-9 pm ET
November 4, 2021, 9-10 am JST
Dancer/Choreographer Cameron McKinney (Kizuna Dance) and Moving Image Educator + Maker Tom Flint discuss how they built their careers as artists and educators, while maintaining their deep connection to Japan.
Speaker: Cameron McKinney, Dancer/Choreographer and Kizuna Dance Artistic Director
Speaker: Tom Flint, Moving Image Educator + Maker
Moderator: Amy DeLouise, Storyteller at DeLouise Enterprises
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HOW TO NETWORK IN THE U.S. AND JAPAN
October 20, 2021, 8-9 pm ET
October 21, 2021, 9-10 am JST
In this talk, Kasia Lynch, Founder of Ikigai Connections, gives tips to successfully navigate networking in the U.S. and Japan.
Speaker: Kasia Lynch, Ikigai Connections Founder
Moderator: Tom Mason, Bridging Foundation Executive Director
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HOW I BUILT A BUSINESS CAREER RELATED TO JAPAN
October 6, 2021, 8-9 pm ET
October 7, 2021, 9-10 am JST
Business leaders talk about how to build a corporate career and what it's like to work for a Japanese company.
Speaker: Jessica Kennett Cork, Vice President - Community Engagement and Corporate Communications, YKK CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Speaker: Trevin Dye, Assistant Director of International Business Development, JETRO
Moderator: Amy DeLouise, Storyteller at DeLouise Enterprises
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HOW TO LAND A JOB TEACHING ENGLISH IN JAPAN
September 29, 2021, 8-9 pm ET
September 30, 2021, 9-10 am JST
USJETAA Executive Director, Bahia Simons-Lane, shares the ins and outs of teaching English in Japan, with an emphasis on the JET program.
Speaker: Bahia Simons-Lane, USJETAA Executive Director
Moderator: Amy DeLouise, Storyteller at DeLouise Enterprises
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BUILDING A JAPAN-RELATED CAREER
September 15, 2021, 8-9 pm ET
September 16, 2021, 9-10 am JST
In this opening session of the Bridging Foundation’s webinar series, Kasia Lynch, Founder of Ikigai Connections, offers concrete suggestions about how to build a Japan-related career and find a job in the U.S. or Japan
Speaker: Kasia Lynch, Ikigai Connections Founder
Moderator: Tom Mason, Bridging Foundation Executive Director
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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE/GRASSROOTS NONPROFITS IN JAPAN
December 9, 2020, 7-8 p.m. ET
December 10, 2020, 9-10 a.m. JST
Learn about two very effective yet different not-for-profit enterprises in Japan: Perspective, focused on preserving and celebrating traditional Japanese crafts and the natural materials from which they are made, and the Ashinaga Foundation and its Africa Initiative, focused on education and cultivating the next generation of leaders in sub-Saharan Africa. Find out how the Japanese non-profit sector is creating both local and global impact, how you can get involved, and meet two of the change-makers influencing the future.
Jennifer Butler, Manager, Ashinaga Africa Initiative, Ashinaga Foundation
Sachiko Matsuyama, Co-Founder, Perspective
Amy DeLouise, Producer and Moderator
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SOCIAL MEDIA AND RAPID CHANGE IN JAPANESE SOCIETY TODAY
November 24, 2020, 7-8 p.m. ET
November 25 , 2020, 9-10 a.m. JST
Learn how social media and smartphone ownership has rapidly changed the way people see themselves, especially young people. We will also look at how Covid-19 has dramatically changed the landscape of Japanese society today, and what those who wish to live and work in Japan can expect.
Professor Amy Borovoy, Princeton, leading expert on Japanese health, culture and society
Kimberly Hassel, PhD Candidate, Department of East Asian Studies, Princeton University
Amy DeLouise, Producer and Moderator
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ANIME AND MANGA: AFRO-AMERICAN INTERSECTIONS WITH JAPANESE CULTURE
October 21 , 2020, 7-8 p.m. ET
October 22 , 2020, 8-9a.m. JST
East meets West in this session that will drill down into the cultural roots of these art forms, what modern transformations are occurring in the genres, and the themes common in both Animé and Manga that resonate with social justice movements in the US. Get ready for an action-packed session!
Eric Caulderon, Independent Producer/Consultant, Los Angeles and Producer, Afro Samuri
Kofi M Bazzell-Smith, U.S.-Japan Bridging Scholar/Creator, Kofi Manga Youtube Channel
Amy DeLouise, Producer and Moderator
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CAREER IN FOCUS: EXPLORING PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN JAPAN AND BEYOND
October 7, 2020, 7-8 p.m. ET
October 8, 2020, 8-9a.m. JST
Discover how these extracurricular programs can help boost your professional skill sets. Alumni of various US-Japan enrichment programs share their experiences on these programs and how they apply those experiences in their professional lives.
Speaker: Tristan Norman, TOMODACHI Kakehashi Inouye Scholar Alumnus '18
Speaker: Mason Williams, TOMODACHI Daiwa House Student Leadership Conference ‘17
JASC Delegate ‘18, JASC Executive Committee Member ‘19
Moderator: Danielle Reed, PinPath, LLC Founder