Kicking off our Diversity and Inclusion film series this year, is “Close-Knit” (2017 2 hr. 7 min.),  a drama by writer and director Naoko Ogigami about Tomo, an 11-year old girl who discovers her mother has abandoned her. Tomo’s uncle and his transgender girlfriend, Rinko, take her in. November 13 also marks the beginning of

Keijiro Suga (b. 1958) is a poet and critic based in Tokyo. Formerly the president of ASLE (Association for the Study of Literature and Environment) Japan, his work covers ethnopoetics, ecocriticism, contemporary world literature, and translation theory. He was awarded the Yomiuri Prize for Literature in 2011 for his travel essays Transversal Journeys. With nine collections

What can you do with a Japanese language major or minor? Are you interested in becoming a Japanese language teacher? Bring your curiosity and love of language to this workshop and learn about how you can apply your Japanese language skills in your OWN classroom! Join the President of the Washington Association of Teachers of

The Nikkei Newspapers Digital Archive (NNDA) is a project of the Hokubei Hochi (North American Post) Foundation and the University of Washington Libraries.  The project goal is to make accessible two significant newspapers which tell the story of Japanese immigration and Japanese American community life in Seattle and beyond, from 1902 to 1950, and continuing

Since graduating in 2008 with two bachelor’s degrees, one in International Studies and one in Japanese language, Christy Bahr has been working, traveling, and staying involved with students, teaching, and the promotion of Japanese Studies. “My experience pursing a double major in International Studies and Japanese at the UW was intellectually rewarding and has continued