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New York, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

Stanford, Ca

Coordinate research projects with partner organizations, Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE) at UC Berkeley, and Stanford Program on International Cross-Cultural Education. Assisted in the organization of the working group, “Work and Intelligent Tools and Systems” and helped coordinate and plan two workshops with UC Davis, the OECD, and the EU.Conduct interviews with Japanese startup founders to create a series of “Japanese Startups in Silicon Valley” case studies. Support research projects and public programs by: collecting data and information from published literature and other sources; conducting literature searches and writing literature summaries; building and organizing data; assisting in designing and evaluating research projects. Research projects have led to the production of several versions of papers on innovation and entrepreneurship in Japan, a working paper on Abenomics policies, and an ongoing project on the Fukushima nuclear disaster.Presenting research and project activities to internal and external audiences by: creating reports on project research areas and activities, delivering lectures on project research to 40-60 person visiting groups. Help orient and train new staff and student interns.

Stanford, Ca

Instructed the Stanford University Scholars Program for Japanese High School Students (e-Japan) online course.Developed and taught curriculum on US-Japan relations. Topics included: the US-Japan security alliance, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a comparison of US and Japanese political systems, gender issues and equality in Japan and the US. Coordinated guest lectures and lecture video recordings by Stanford researchers, diplomats, and other US-Japan relations experts.

Stanford, Ca

Analyzed articles in Japanese mass media to track reporting of Silicon Valley and entrepreneurship in the US. Summarized and reported findings for the project team.Identified and compiled a database of Japanese companies entering Silicon Valley.Assisted in preparation of monthly newsletter on financial technology for Japanese corporate sponsors and subscribers. Collected qualitative and quantitative information, prepared graphs and tables, formatted newsletter

San Francsico

Promoted events and campaigns such as the “Big in Japan” speaker series through Japan Society and other organizations’ social media platforms. Created promotional material including articles and e-blastsTrained incoming interns and managed task allocation among volunteers and internsFormatted and issued the JSNC bi-monthly e-newsletter sent to 3000+ subscribers

New York, New York

Identified and compiled a database of potential partner organizationsCreated a plan for effective uses of social media, and best practices for annual reports for non-profit organizations

Istanbul, Turkey

Answered client phone calls in Turkish and English, conducted client interviews with refugees from countries such as Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, and SomaliaProvided refugees with advice regarding UN procedure, referred them to other organizations if medical or financial care was needed, and answered questions about the Helsinki organizationPrepared legal documents for refugees, researched client information on UN database and organized information on office databases

Tokyo, Japan

Organized and prepared documents and filesConducted a literature search in the Japanese national library on the Japanese brewing industry

Bachelor’S Degree, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Volunteer at the Humane Society, Teachers Assistant at East Knox Elementary School, Archon Society memberMinored.

High School

Activities and Societies: Varsity Soccer, Honor Choir, Vocal Ensemble, Choir