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University of Findlay associate professor of Japanese, Hiroaki Kawamura, Ph.D. has been recognized for his efforts with the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program, where he volunteered to evaluate candidates. Funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, the CLS Program is a nationally competed intensive overseas language and cultural immersion […]
(Written by staff writer Sara Arthurs for The Courier. Story originally published on Feb. 9, 2018). A wide cross-section of the community has been coming together to celebrate Japanese culture this week – and more activities are coming this weekend. The events were advertised with the name “Tomodachi” – Japanese for “friend.” That’s because the […]
The University of Findlay, the City of Findlay and the Findlay/Hancock County economic development office have worked together through the years to mutually improve economic development. Katherine Fell, Ph.D., president, and Hiroaki Kawamura, Ph.D., chair of the department of language and culture, recently traveled to Japan to reinforce existing relationships and build new ones. Fell […]
Hiromi Tobaru, a graduate student in the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages program, and Tanya Schubert, a graduate student in education, spent the summer teaching Japanese language and culture. Schubert spent much of her summer teaching Japanese in Minnesota, and Tobaru taught in Himeji, Japan. Schubert taught Japanese at Mori no Ike, a […]
During spring break, 20 UF students and one faculty member traveled to Japan for 10 days to experience the contemporary Japanese culture and conduct research. This is a project supported by a $56,000 grant from The Japan Foundation. As a part of JAPN 350 (Introduction to Japanese Culture) instructed by Hiroaki Kawamura, Ph.D., department of […]
Kenneth (Mike) Gillum and Justin Wheeler, students at The University of Findlay, were selected as finalists for the Japan-American Society of Central Ohio’s (JASCO) 13th Annual Japanese Language Speech Contest at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Gillum, of Chillicothe, earned first place in the competition. He is a junior majoring in Japanese. From […]
