USC Japanese Language Program

https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/3763/names-of-japanese-americans-forcibly-imprisoned/

Japanese Americans were forcibly imprisoned in camps during World War II. We finally know all their names > News > USC Dornsife A USC Dornsife scholar has completed the first comprehensive list of Japanese Americans sent to “relocation centers.” The list is part of a larger memorial project honoring the victims of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066.

Learning Japanese? Hoping to use it professionally going forward? Then this is a webinar you won't want to miss.

Join the US-Japan Bridging Foundation on Monday, October 17 from 8-9 pm ET for an animated and informative conversation with Kasia Lynch (Ikigai Connections) and Heather Terada (SONY) about how they mastered Japanese, have used it successfully in their vast careers, and trends they see in the field.

This webinar is free and open to all.
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About the speakers:

Kasia (カーシャ) Lynch a trilingual American who spent 8 years in Japan, including high school, college, graduate school, and her professional career. She earned her Bachelor’s from Boston University and Master’s from Tokyo’s Ochanomizu University. Kasia’s career utilizing Japanese language and cultural skills began in 2003 with concert promotion, and later moved to interpreting/translating, electronics, and the automotive industry. She was able to do this while living in Japan, Poland, Italy, and the US. Since starting Ikigai Connections in 2018, Kasia has been featured in various Japan-related podcasts, websites, and webinars, including USJETAA, Small Business Japan, Laurasian Institution, Japan Expert Insights, and BFF Tokyo. Her goal is for NihongoJobs.com to become the go-to job board for all Japanese jobs in the US. https://www.ikigaiconnections.com/about/

Heather Terada is passionate about cross-cultural communications and bridging the relationship between the US and Japan. Gaining an interest in Japanese culture and language during her undergraduate degree in Asian Studies, Heather decided to earn her Masters in International Relations at Waseda University in Japan where she fell in love with the culture and decided to begin her career full time. Over the last decade, Heather has worked at companies like MetLife and Rakuten building skills in intercultural communication and data analysis. Currently, she is the Data Analytics Manager at Sony in the Risk and Control department. Heather has returned to the US to level up her skills by pursuing her Masters of Science in Data Science at her alma mater, Willamette University, and hopes to share her work experiences with people who are interested in pursuing a corporate career in Japan, especially women in the STEM fields. She would love to connect on LinkedIn or meet to grab a coffee while she’s in Portland.

The 2022 JLPT will be held on Sunday, December 4.

Taking the JLPT in the United States | American Association of Teachers of Japanese The 2022 JLPT will be held on Sunday, December 4. There will be 17 testing locations, and all 5 levels of the test, from N1 to N5, will be offered at each location. We will be able to accommodate at least 5,000 test takers – many more than at the 2021 test.

Japan is once again allowing entry for foreign students!

If you are interested in studying in Japan, check out our updated flyer for American high school & college students: Now is the perfect moment to take the first step of your life-changing journey!https://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/english/html/studying-abroad-in-japan.pdf