Tag Archives: US

High School Diplomats 2012: A cultural exchange program between Japanese & American HS students

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Laura

Are you a high school student or teacher of high school students interested in international exchange with Japan? If so, check out the High School Diplomats program offered every summer at Princeton University for a wonderful opportunity to expand horizons … Continue reading →

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Resource: Networking with Japan Societies

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Paula

As our previous article on maintaining relationships in Japanese Studies emphasized, networking and getting to know the field is very important. Whether you decide to go on to an academic career or stick with other types of employment, like any … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: Sailor Diplomat: Nomura Kichisaburo and the Japanese-American War

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Paula

This book is a naval-diplomatic history of Nomura Kichisaburo. Some will recognize him as Japan’s pre-Pearl Harbor ambassador to the United States; he was also an admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy, a one-time foreign minister, and spiritual godfather of … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: On the Front Lines of Forging a Global Society: Japanese and American Coworkers in Japan

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Paula

by Adam Komisarof As globalization advances and national borders become increasingly porous, Japan is now facing the human reality of these rapid changes: greater cultural diversity in the work force,which brings the concomitant challenge of how to integrate multicultural workers … Continue reading →

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Call For Papers: The Pacific War 1941-5: Legacies, Heritage, Culture

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Paula

Location:  Australia CFP: The Pacific War 1941-5: Legacies, Heritage, Culture 5-7 December 2011, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia This conference aims to bring together scholars working on the cultural, social and political implications of the Pacific War, and to stimulate debate … Continue reading →

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Fellowship: The Wilson Center

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Paula

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Fellowships.welcome The Center awards approximately 20-25 residential fellowships annually to individuals with outstanding project proposals in a broad range of the social sciences and humanities on national and/or international issues. Topics and scholarship should relate to key public policy challenges … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Director, US Asia Technology Management Center

Posted on May 1, 2011 by LM

See the original posting and apply here. Posted at HigherEdJobs.com. The US Asia Technology Management Center (US-ATMC) is an education and research center located within the Electrical Engineering Department in Stanford University School of Engineering. The US-ATMC programs focus on … Continue reading →

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Emergency Assistance Fund for U.S.-based Japanese Students

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Paula

Know any Japanese students studying in the U.S. who were hard hit by the disasters last month? Do they need financial help? Send along this information! The deadline (April 4) is fast approaching! — The Institute of International Education (IIE), … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – US-Japan Women’s Journal, Winter 2011

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Paula

U.S.- Japan Women’s Journal is seeking submissions for our upcoming issues. USJWJ publishes articles on a wide range of topics related to gender and welcomes submissions from all humanities and social science disciplines. Send your paper title, abstract of 200-250 … Continue reading →

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Call for Manuscripts: US, Asia, and the World, 1620-1914

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Paula

EAA Fall 2011 (Economic History Topics Encouraged) Education About Asia (EAA) is the peer-reviewed teaching journal of the Association for Asian Studies. Our readers include undergraduate instructors as well as high school and middle school teachers. Our articles are intended … Continue reading →

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