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Suzanne Welcomes New Board Leadership for 2023
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope 2023 is already bringing good changes and opportunities to each of you. USJC Board of Directors – Leadership Transition For USJC, the start of…
USJC Japan Region Holds Film Night In Collaboration with Temple University Japan
On September 2, the Japan region in collaboration with Temple University Japan held a film night showing Fallen Fortress, a documentary about a WWII B29 crash on a mountain in Nara which uncovers… Read More
TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Training Program Cohort Completes Their U.S. Virtual Study Tour
On August 18, the TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Training Program cohort completed their U.S. virtual study tour. Nine nursing students and two mentors across Japan are participating in the 2022… Read More
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
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
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
USJC Japan Region Enjoys Summer BBQ
On Sunday, August 7, USJC Japan Region members and friends gathered at Tama River BBQ Area to catch up with one another over grilled veggies, yakiniku, yakisoba, Hokkaido’s local Royce… Read More