Melissa Miura ’19 Chosen to Participate in Kakehashi Project
Melissa Miura ’19 was chosen to participate in the Kakehashi Project, coordinated by the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE), and supported by funding from the Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Study Away in Japan Students Share Experiences
Three students who spent a semester studying away in Japan and two students who traveled to Japan over the winter break shared their experiences with Japanese language students during Japanese language table.
Ethan Barkalow ’18 Profiled in Japanese Newspaper
Ethan Barkalow ’18 was profiled in the Hakodate Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper in northeastern Japan.
Mitsuki Nishimoto ’17 Receives First Asian Studies Prize
Mitsuki Nishimoto ’17, who received highest honors for her honors project titled “Meme Butterfly: Tracing Heterogeneity and Agency in Madame Butterfly and Her Diasporic Descendants” was awarded the first Asian Studies Prize.
Hiroo Aridome Receives McKeen Center Faculty Award
Hiroo Aridome, Senior Lecturer in Japanese and Language Coordinator, received a McKeen Center Faculty Award for Public Engagement at the 2017 Awards Ceremony for Community Engagement and Commitment to the Common Good.
Michael Amano ’17 Receives Fulbright to do Research in Japan
Michael Amano ’17 has been awarded a Fulbright award to Japan to study the epigenetics of trauma as it relates to survivors and descendants of the atomic bombings in Japan at the Radiation Effects Research Foundation.
Men’s Tennis Begins Pursuit of National Championship Monday
The Bowdoin College men’s tennis team will look to claim its second national championship as they compete in the NCAA Division III Quarterfinals beginning Monday, May 21, in Claremont, Calif.
Women’s Lacrosse Heads to New Jersey For NCAA Regional This Weekend
The Bowdoin women’s lacrosse team looks to keep its season alive as they head south this coming Saturday to face The College of New Jersey.