Community Insights: Action and Compassion in the Time of Coronavirus
This article is part of a new series of insights and op-eds from members in our community. If you would like to be featured in an article, please click… Read More
Phyllis Campbell Receives Humanitarian Award for Corporate Giving; Pledges Support for Washington’s Black Community
Chair of the USJC Board of Directors Phyllis Campbell (Chair of Pacific Northwest Region, JPMorgan Chase & Co.) has received the Business Journal‘s Blake Nordstrom Humanitarian Award for Corporate Giving… Read More
USJC Supports Black Communities
The U.S.-Japan Council stands with Black Nikkei families and the broader Black communities in the United States and abroad. We stand with them in declaring that Black Lives Matter and… Read More
USJC Hosts Dialogue on Education Inequality
On June 9, USJC conducted a webinar with a panel of experts in academia to discuss the inequality in education as the result of the coronavirus pandemic, titled “Coronavirus and… Read More
U.S.-Japan Council Newsletter (June 18, 2020)
Alumni Reflections: Iain Mason
Both USJC and TOMODACHI programs fostered an inclusive environment that supported space to speak freely of the experiences I’ve had with my “Blasian” (Black and Asian) identity, and shed… Read More
USJC Stands in Solidarity with Black Lives
It is with great sadness that we once again bear witness to a divided U.S. that causes pain to so many. As an organization founded by Japanese Americans, the U.S.-Japan… Read More
Reflection from Derek Hirano (ELP ’19)
The following reflection is part of a year-long series by participants of the 2019 Emerging Leaders Program (ELP). Derek Hirano, owner and leader of the Hirano Homes… Read More
USJC Brings Together U.S. and Japan Legislators for Virtual Exchange
On May 19, USJC co-hosted a virtual exchange webinar featuring legislators from Japan’s National Diet and the U.S. Congress to celebrate the binational relationship and discuss our partnership going forward. Read More
USJC Hosts Critical Dialogue on Asian American Racism
On May 26, USJC brought together a panel of experts and community leaders for a webinar to discuss the outbreak of racism and xenophobia targeted against Asian American communities during… Read More