Join us for two presentations:

Viewing America from Japan
Dr. David Goldstein, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences - 2021 Fulbright US Scholar and Makoto Kurosaki, Chair of the Department of English at Kanda University of International Studies
Teaching American ethnic studies—history and literature—at three universities in Japan provided a unique and fascinating opportunity to see that material from the other side of the Pacific Ocean. I brought my expertise in Asian American literature, especially Japanese American literature, to my students in Japan, and they, in turn, pointed out aspects of the history and stories that reflect elements of Japanese culture with which I was unfamiliar. By sharing their views of America, the students helped me understand my own country with a bit more nuance, and I hope our work together deepened and complicated their understanding of race, ethnicity, and power in the United States.

Dr. Salwa Al-Noori, Biological Sciences - 2022 Fulbright US Scholar award to Jordan to will engage in an interdisciplinary project, Culturally-Responsive STEM Teaching Focused on MENA-US Learning Spaces - Promoting International Collaboration and Globalized Perspectives