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Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Organized programs by coordinating with organizational partners, speakers, and invitees; booking venues, meals, and flights; creating program materials like invitations, registrant lists, schedules, factsheets, and.
• Managed grants by using Intacct (budget managing software), researching costs for budget estimates, creating interim and yearly budget reports for four programs, and coordinating with supervisors over expenditures.
• Wrote narrative reports for projects, news blurbs for the Sasakawa USA monthly newsletter, factsheets to inform others about Sasakawa USA’s programs, updates for the Sasakawa USA website, and social media posts to.
• Coordinated with a variety of organizational partners to facilitate projects including embassies, universities, Japanese businesses, think tanks, and both U.S. and Japanese government organizations and officials..

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Researched, recorded, and acquired materials for professors’ classes and research projects. Coordinated with the university's bookstore and libraries to purchase and/or acquire requested materials.
• Assisted a professor on the documentation of the COVID-19 response in Japan, as well as gave briefings on international political election results.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Remotely researched local and online events, wrote event descriptions, and wrote two articles for the JCCCW’s e-newsletter, Nikkei News. The article, “A Cross Hidden in Plain Sight: Japan’s Hidden Christians” was the.
• Researched the historical and cultural significance of items from the JCCCW’s online museum store, Hosekibako, in order to create Instagram posts to advertise the products. Posts were made several times a week. Most.

Taketa, Oita, Japan

• Team-taught twelve high school English classes between two schools with several Japanese Teachers of English.
• Created lesson plans, graded and edited papers, and assisted other English teachers when requested.
• Planned activities for and directed English Club (twice a week) for five to thirty students.
• Every student tutored for their Eiken (English Proficiency test) passed the test.

Spokane, Washington, United States

• Work study student to Professor Seiko Katsushima, Director of Japanese Language Program.
• Increased enrollment in the Gonzaga Japanese Program and Japan Study Abroad Program by developing public advertisements and managing a stand at the main student center several times weekly. Translated documents for.

Henderson, Kentucky, United States

• Analyzed newspapers and authored detailed reports on findings for local history organization’s project. Findings were used by the local college and museum to inform both locals and tourists about the history of.
• Researched soldiers from WWI in the Henderson County Public Library using the archives and online databases. Helped local resident find great grandfather’s enlistment papers.

Master'S Degree, Japan Studies

Summer Program

I participated in Stanford University's Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies summer program. Due to the pandemic my.

Bachelor'S Degree, History And Asian Studies, 3.75

Activities and Societies: Mass Choir, Students for Life Club, Japanese Club (President and Vice President), Phi Alpha Theta: Xi-Gamma.

Study Abroad

Activities and Societies: Clubs: Kendo Club, Drama Club (Co-Director & Actor of the play "Blithe Spirit"), and Traditional Japanese Dance.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Clubs: Swim Club, Drama Club, Soccer Team, and Students for Life Outside School Activities: Fencing and High.