[Report] DEI Webinar #2: KSMoCA as Social Practice
Date: January 26, 2024Topic: DEI Webinar #2: KSMoCA as Social PracticeSpeakers: Dr. Kiara Hill Midori YamanakaMC: Chiho Kato (JAC-US) ① Art and Social Practice: Art and Social Practice represents a contemporary art movement that is highly dynamic and diverse. This field, housed within Portland State University's (PSU) Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program, encompasses a variety of practices known interchangeably […]
JAC-US Webinar Course 2023-2024
Just one week to go, on November 26 at 12:00pm, the DEI webinar will begin! This hour-long webinar will feature top speakers on diversity, gender, environment, entrepreneurship, and more, and is open to everyone, USG program participants and non-participants alike. And on Saturday, December 9, the Parliamentary Debate Workshop will be held in Tokyo.Improvised English […]
[Report] IVLP Reception Nagoya
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-Japan exchange through the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) and we, JAC-US, is leading a two-year program, "IVLP Alumni INNOVATION: Connecting Emerging Leaders to Strengthen the U.S.-Japan Partnership", a two-year program funded by the U.S. Embassy Tokyo. "IVLP Reception Nagoya”, held at the residence of the Principal […]
[Webinar Course] JAC-US Webinar Course 2023-2024
JAC-US DEI Webinar Course IS BACK!!! Starting next month, we will re-launch "JAC-US Webinar Course: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) for Social Impact", covering the themes that are vital for the sustainability and peace of U.S.-Japan relations and the world! The first seminar "Sustainable Business and Organization" will take place on November 26 at 11:00 […]
[Webinar] DEI Webinar: Lessons Learned from the film "CURED" (Nov. 7)
About the Film: Official "CURED" website: https://www.cureddocumentary.com/Free screening period: October 28 to November 6, 2023.The 60-minute film is in English with Japanese subtitles. Webinar: Date & Time: Tuesday, November 7, 5:30-6:30pm (Japan time)This program will be conducted in Japanese only.Program Title: Lessons Learned from the film "CURED"Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023Time: 5:30pm to 6:30pmFacilitator & […]
JAC-US first anniversary!
JAC-US Kick-off Meeting The kick-off meeting of JAC-US, now in its second year, was held. Mr. Akash, Public Affairs Officer of the U.S. Consulate General in Osaka-Kobe, gave the opening remarks, and Mr. Kent, English Education Officer, joined us throughout the meeting. Thank you very much for your great cooperation again. The core members then […]
[Event Report] Appreciation Day
An in-person event, Appreciation Day, was held in Tokyo on July 29. USG program alumni who completed the DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) webinar series, participants of the June in-person event, and core members who have supported JAC-US activities gathered shared their experiences in the U.S. and their current activities. Next, Ms. Kinota Braithwaite, anti-bullying […]
[Webinar Report] 6/25 JAC-US WEBINAR COURSE #5(Final)
The final session in the 2023 JAC-US webinar series on diversity, equity and inclusion took place on June 25 with Ms. Junko Ota, Policy Researcher at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). At IGES, Ms. Ota is committed to localizing global issues such as climate change and the SDGs so that communities and individuals […]
[Event Report] JAC-US Power the Education through COIL
JAC-US' first in-person event was on the theme of education. The venue was the Grand Front, which offers a great view of Osaka Station. Participants’ background ranged from junior high schools, universities, and private educational institutions. The keynote speaker was Professor Keiko Ikeda of Kansai University. She explained the significance of Collaborative Online International Learning […]
[Webinar] 6/25 JAC-US WEBINAR COURSE #5(Final)
The theme of this DEI webinar is "Climate justice and equity”. At this webinar, we will be looking at climate change from the perspective of climate justice and equity with Ms. Junko Ota, a policy researcher at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), who attends meetings of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to […]