USJC San Diego Region Meets For Casual Networking Event
On August 27, USJC members based in the San Diego region gathered for a casual lunch at Tanuki restaurant; they were also joined by USJC Communications Manager Alisa Tanaka. It… Read More
USJC Collaborates with JACL and the Japanese American Storytelling Program To Learn More About the Appropriate Terminology to Describe the Japanese American Incarceration Experience
On August 11 (August 12 Japan time), the U.S.-Japan Council, the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and USJC’s Japanese American Storytelling Program (JASP) held a joint event titled The Power… Read More
USJC NY Region Hold Brooklyn Outing
On Tuesday, August 30, more than 20 members of USJC’s New York Region gathered in Industry City, Brooklyn. The evening began at ITO EN’s showroom, where USJC Board Director and… Read More
Shin-Issei Members Discuss their Roles in Representing Japan Beyond the Clichés
As a drum roll for the Annual Conference in Tokyo in October, the Shin-Issei Affinity Group is holding a three-part series of virtual networking sessions. Hosted by USJC Council Leader… Read More
U.S.-Japan Council Newsletter (August 25, 2022)
American High School Students Learn More About Leadership and Resilience Through the TOMODACHI MUFG International Exchange Program
The eleventh annual TOMODACHI MUFG International Exchange Program was conducted virtually starting on May 9 with an orientation that was attended by both Kanetsugu Mike, Chairman at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial… Read More
Inaugural TOMODACHI Toshizo Watanabe Leadership Program Cohort Visits California
From August 10 to 20, fourteen Japanese high school students from all over Japan visited California as part of the inaugural TOMODACHI Toshizo Watanabe Leadership Program. The program, which aims… Read More
Twenty-Eighth Business Advisory Board Meeting Discusses How to Improve Financial Inclusion Using Microfinance
Pictured above: Mr. Taejun Shin (Gojo & Company, Inc.). Mr. Shin was selected as the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leader and one of Business Insider’s 100 people transforming business… Read More
U.S.-Japan Council Newsletter (August 11, 2022)
USJC Intern Kira Morimoto Reflects on What Interning at USJC Has Taught Her About Japanese American Identity
Growing up in Hawaii, I had always been surrounded by a community of people who look like me and who share a culture with me. While I have a profound… Read More