JASC JOURNAL Fall 2009

Welcome JASC’s newest Alumni! 61st JASC Highlights

We welcome the latest JASC delegation back from Japan! The 61st JASC American Orientation: brought together 36 American and 36 Japanese delegates from July • Consulate General reception 21 through August 21 in Seattle, , Hakodate, Nagano and Kyoto. The American delegation met in Seattle for American Orientation at the Tokyo University of Washington. After learning about Japanese architecture from • Business visits and field trips alumnus Ken Tadashi Oshima, JASC 39 (1987) and meeting with alumni • 75th Anniversary Commemoration Sara Woolsey, JASC 32 (1980), David Gallimore, JASC 35 (1983), Allison Kramer, JASC 52 & 53 (2000 & 2001) and Melissa Burkart, JASC 57 (2005) Hakodate at a send-off reception hosted by Seattle Consul General of Japan Mr. • 150th Anniversary Port Festival Namba, they flew to Tokyo to meet the Japanese delegation. • Fish Auction & Lecture

JASC 61 visited Tokyo from July 28th through August 4th. American and Nagano Japanese delegates bonded during an exchange of gifts and culture. • Homestay in Obuse Hiroki Shioji, JASC 24 (1972) helped the student Executive Committee • Matsushiro War & Peace Discussion arrange a special lecture from Mr. Naoki Inose, Vice Governor of the Tokyo • Camping and American BBQ Metropolitan Government. Delegates met officials from the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo and were hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a reception at Kyoto Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo. • Final Forum and reception • Kongou Noh Theater performance At the 75th anniversary of JASC, delegates enjoyed commemorative events. Haruo Yamamoto, JASC 16 & 17 (1964 & 1965) reports, “All the 61st JASC student delegates and many alumni from both Japan and the U.S. gathered at the Majima Memorial Hall of where the famous group photo was taken in July 1934. We took a commemorative photo in the same place this year.” Wataru Umezaki, JASC 19 (1967) led alumni new and old in singing the JASC Song together.

From August 4th to August 9th, JASCers enjoyed a holiday in Hakodate during its 150th Anniversary Port Festival. Delegates visited the Hakodate 61st JASC 2009 Commemorative Photo fish auction and kept up their energy with exercise and games at the Japan Self-Defense Force Naval Base. Professor Ryuichi Teshima and Air Marshall Sadamasa Oue attended a forum on the future of U.S.-Japan diplomacy.

Next the delegation traveled to the town of Obuse where they enjoyed a very warm reception from their host families. The delegation dressed in yukata and attended a reception at the beautiful Obuse Flower Garden. The delegates stopped on August 11th in Matsushiro for a day of WWII reflection to visit the Underground Imperial Headquarters and participated in group discussions with a local high school club about war and peace. 1st JASC 1934 at Aoyama Gakuin

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International Student Conferences 1150 18th Street, NW, Suite LL2 • Washington, DC 20036 • (202) 289-4231 [email protected] • www.iscdc.org 61st JASC Capstone Project Updates Globalizing Economies Roundtable We encourage the open exchange partnership project. Launches GLOBE of ideas and information, so that by Michelle Arguelles, JASC 61 forum members can support and JASC Partnership on International learn from each other. We intend to Development The GLOBE website was a project translate the website into Japanese, by 61st JASC delegates to focus Portuguese, Chinese, and Russian to In order to achieve their goal of on improving the accessibility of allow greater accessibility and extend “creating a medium to engage both BRICs markets for foreign investors our project worldwide. Japanese and American individuals and entrepreneurs. Through our to foster development in developing discussions and field trips at JASC, We hope to expand the GLOBE countries,” the International we discovered the importance of project by setting up a networking Development roundtable created “localization” in global business. system in which people with similar opportunities for online outreach: a We hope to bring together people regional and business interests are Facebook group titled 61st JASC: who care about these issues and grouped together to have a more International Development -- A Real who want to learn about business personal and intensive discussion. Solution and a team on KIVA, the practices in globalizing economies. In these smaller groups, participants person-to-person micro lending GLOBE, or Global-Local Online can move their discussion at a faster website. So far this group has Business Exchange, is a website pace and at their desired level of attracted 69 fans on Facebook and aimed at providing discussion and a depth. collected $125 to be donated via didactic experience for entrepreneurs KIVA to Filipina entrepreneurs. See all over the world. Visitors are free If you are interested in globalizing www.kiva.org/team/61_jasc for more to join the forums and discuss topics economies, please visit our website information. ranging from potential business at http://www.globepartnership.net, models to local business etiquette. join our forums and sign up for our

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In Nagano, delegates visited the famous Zenkoji Temple and participated in a forum with keynote speaker Jin Murai, Governor of Nagano prefecture. American delegates held a campout night complete with barbeque, s’mores, scary stories and games in the tradition of summer camp.

JASCers arrived in Kyoto, their final site, on August 14th, and enjoyed a private demonstration at the Kongou Noh Theater with explanation by Rachel Straum, JASC 60 & 61 (2008 & 2009). On August 18th, the 61st delegation War and Peace Discussion presented their final projects at Kyoto City International Cultural Exchange Hall at the Final Forum after a speech by Keynote Speaker Dr. Koji Murata of . The audience included JASC alumni, local high school and university students, local organizations and community members. Afterward, each round table set up a booth for guests to ask questions and give feedback on their projects.

Delegates enjoyed a final dinner and Talent Show at Temple Ninnaji to celebrate their new friendships and success and expressed thanks the 61st Executive Committee for their hard work planning a great conference. As the 61st JASC came to a close, elections were held and new group of 16 leaders were chosen to continue the tradition for the 62nd JASC in the U.S. next summer. Delegates wear yukata in Obuse

2 Summary of the 62nd JASC Theme: To Understand, To Unite, To Act: Continuous Evolution through Integrated Perspectives

July 23 - August 21, 2010 Earlham College, Richmond, IN George Washington University, Washington, DC New Orleans, LA San Francisco, CA JASC 62 Roundtables: Empowering Today’s Youth: Overcoming Challenges in Society Revitalizing Education: The Promotion of Individual Character Security, Military and Peace: The U.S. and Japan Social Entrepreneurship: The Power to Transform Spreading Environmental Awareness in Industrial Developing Nations Sustainable Regionalism: How can urban cities and local communities coexist? The Role of National Identity in the Globalizing Society

American Executive Committee: Japanese Executive Committee: Yudai Chiba Princeton University Azusa Kato** Leah Flake** Smith Colllege Mari Nakamura Tokyo Univ of Foreign Studies Mariama Holman Wake Forest University Toru Omiya Diane Lee Smith College Natsuki Sakata University of Tokyo David Myers SUNY Geneseo Yuri Sugimoto Ikuno Naka Wellesley College Shuta Takada University of Tokyo Marie Watanabe Wellesley College Hiroki Takahashi Naoki John Yoshida* Cornell University Koichiro Yasukawa* *Chair, **Vice-Chair

For more information please visit www.iscdc.org or the AEC blog at www. jasc62.blogspot.com

Alumnus Named Goodwill Ambassador JASC Wish List Larry Ingraham, JASC 26 (1974) was • Adobe Creative Suite 4 awarded the title of “Tochigi Goodwill Have you seen the beautiful new JASC Ambasssador” in September by Governor posters and brochures? JASC would like Tomikazu Fukuda of Tochigi Prefecture. to upgrade our design software from CS2 Larry received the honor while in Japan to CS4 so that we can continue to produce for the Midwest U.S.-Japan Association print materials to promote JASC. As the Conference held at the Imperial Hotel software is expensive, we’re looking for in Tokyo from September 13-15, the your support in legally securing a donation 24th consecutive Midwest U.S.-Japan of CS4 software or funds to purchase the Association conference that he has program. If you haven’t seen the new JASC attended. At the conference, he met Jennifer Eusebio, JASC 59 62 brochure, check out the web version at (2007), who is now the Coordinator for International Relations for the www.iscdc.org. Tourism Department of Yamanashi Prefecture. Larry was director • Humidifier of the State of Indiana’s East Asian Office in Tokyo from 1983-1986. If you have a gently used humidifier that you Since 1990, he has operated his own consulting firm, Ingraham & would like to donate, please contact us at Associates, to continue to promote business between the U.S. and [email protected]. Japan. Larry lives in Carmel, IN.

3 2009 Roundtable Paper Contest Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 61st RT Paper Contest! First place was awarded to Dylan Tracy of University of Idaho, and second place was awarded to Michelle Arguelles of Boston College. Congratulations are also in order to the winners of honorable mention: Leah Flake of Smith College and Katherine Marshall of Columbia University.

Paper Titles • Dylan: Antibiotics and Pharmaceutical Drugs: Our Best Friend or Worst Enemy? • Michelle: How Green is the BRICs Dream? • Leah: Corporate Social Responsibility: Profit, PR, and Pressure in the Face of an Environmental Crisis • Katy: Cracking “The Culture Code”: Balancing Curricular Reform in Japan and the United States

Robin Berrington Elected to ISC Board Thanks to our Retiring Board Members ISC is excited to welcome Mr. Robin Berrington to our Dr. Marlene Mayo has been a member of the ISC Board Board of Directors. since the very beginning of JASC, Inc. itself. Shortly after recruiting her first JASC delegate, Steven Fuller, Robin Berrington retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 1979 Mr. Earl Cook recruited Dr. Mayo to join the after a 32-year career. He had five assignments in Japan, Board. Since then she has been an extremely dedicated including cultural attaché at the American Embassy in member and assisted with so many projects from setting Tokyo from 1989 to 1993, and again from 2001 to 2002. up our archives at the University of Maryland College In the 1970’s and 80’s, he was the director of the Fukuoka Park to recruiting students and giving advice on all things American Center and the Tokyo American Center. He academic. We are truly grateful for Dr. Mayo’s service. received the U.S. government’s superior honor award for his work in Japan. After leaving the Foreign Service Mr. Mr. Robert Sigler first joined the ISC Board in June 2000. Berrington was asked by the Clinton Administration to be In his 9 years of service, Mr. Sigler has been part of an the deputy director of the President’s Committee on the ad-hoc committee on JASC’s future, our nominating Arts and the Humanities. committee and supported us with in kind and personal donations. We sincerely thank him for his service. Mr. Berrington was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and received a B.A. from Wesleyan University and an M.A. in Japanese Studies from Harvard University. From 1963 to 1965 he was a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand. Mr. Berrington is a fellow at the Royal Academy of Arts in London; serves on the international board of Kodo, the Japanese drum troupe, and the advisory board of the Isamu Noguchi Foundation; assists the Japan America Society of Wash- 62nd AEC at ISC Open House ington with its annual nation-wide competi- ISC Open House a Success tion; is a senior director of the Fund for Arts and Culture; On October 16th, ISC hosted an open house for the 62nd and is currently a volunteer at the Reptile Discovery JASC AEC to meet with local organizations and alumni. On Center at the National Zoo. He is the former president of a windy and rainy night, roughly 25 local organizations and the board of the DC Youth Orchestra Program. His hob- alumni braved the weather to attend our Open House. We bies include music and hiking, his languages are Thai and were honored by attendance from the Japanese Embassy Japanese. He currently resides in Washington, DC. by Minister of Public Affairs Mr. Fukushima, as well as Japan Information and Culture Center First Secretary, Mr. Odagiri. The AEC presented their plans for the coming Conference, including roundtable topics and JASC 2010 sites. Afterward, everyone enjoyed the opportunity to mingle and discuss US and Japanese affairs.

4 JASC Presents: December 18 in NYC Family Foundations and Giving By Kayoko Hirata, JASC 60 & 61 (2008 & 2009) By Heather Conahan, JASC 43 (1991) “Towards Global Awareness: Celebrating 75 Years of JASC” Most people assume that only very wealthy families can have family foundations, but that As JASC celebrates its 75th anniversary, we would like to take a is not the case. There are currently more than moment to reflect on the long history of promoting friendship and 37,000 family foundations in the U.S., 60% of strengthening the ties between the two countries while reviewing which have assets of less than $1 million. the contributions of the 61st Conference. Family foundations allow for an immediate Date: Friday December 18, 2009 tax deduction for their contributions (with Time: 5:00-7:00 PM (Reception following) some limitations based on taxable income), Location: 403 Kent Hall, Columbia University, New York, NY and then manage the contributions until such (Between Broadway and 116th Street) time that contributions are required (by law) or RSVP: [email protected] by December 7th desired.

Final Call: Silent Auction There is also another option: the donor- advised fund. These funds are usually set Sharp generously contributed 4 small flat screen TVs to the JASC up and managed through a community Silent Auction last winter. We have one more left to auction off. foundation and are basically mutual funds that If you are interested, please email your bid amount with your allow you to make deductible contributions, name, address, and phone number to: [email protected]. invest the money in mutual fund-type investments, and then provide input on where All bids must be received by midnight on December 30, 2010. it should go. The highest bidder will win! Happy bidding!

The advantages of a donor-advised fund Item: 19” Sharp Flat Screen HDTV are that they are generally less expensive to High Performance TFT-LCD: Resolution 1366x768 set up and administer, you can donate up to Estimated value: $349.99 either 50% of your adjusted gross income for cash, and 30% of your AGI for appreciated 5th U.S.-Japan Youth Forum assets and donor-advised funds are not required to make any annual distributions By Haruo Yamamoto, JASC 16 & 17 (1964 & 1965) (unlike foundations which require 5% annual The 5th U.S.-Japan Youth Forum is scheduled for Friday, distributions). November 27th at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan. The main drawback of the donor-advised fund The theme of this year’s Forum is “Youth Challenge to Social is that you cannot fully control distributions as Innovation - Dynamicas of Leadership in the Changing Cociety.” you could for a family foundation, as donor- Youth of the world have focused on problems that are yet to be advised funds aren’t legally obligated to follow solved because of the dramatic change occurring in society, the donor’s wishes. which leads to insufficient institutions and movements. With their experience, they have motivated themselves to solve the But if you are inclined to make a lifetime or problems with uniqueness and creativity. at-death gift to charity (such as JASC!), the donor-advised fund is a cheaper and easier The event will be moderated by Koji Jimba, JASC 60 & 61 (2008 alternative for lower levels of gifting. & 2009) and feature six panelists including two JASCers from Japan, two American alumni, and guest panelists from the U.K. If you have any questions, please feel free to and Korea. contact Heather K.L. Conahan, Esq., JASC 43 (1991) and she would be happy to give you The Forum was founded in 2005, and is organized by JASC guidance. Her phone number is (808) 524- Japan, America Japan Society and Fulbright Japan. 8099 and e-mail is [email protected].

5 Invigorating JASC Symposium & 75th Anniversary Celebration held in Tokyo JASCer Notes Over 200 alumni came together on November 7th, 2009 Jeff and Vicki Barker, JASC 21 (1969) to celebrate our 75 years of history, make new friendships are pictured at left with their new among alumni and learn about the contributions to society grandson Owen Gregory Moawad. made by our fellow JASC-spirited alumni. Jeff is a retired police lieutenant from Portland, Oregon and is currently running The event began with a symposium featuring Masamoto for a fifth term in the Oregon House of Yashiro, JASC 11 & 12 (1950 & 1951), Chariman of Representatives representing Beaverton. Shinsei Bank, Glen Fukushima, JASC 22 & 23 (1970 James Wilkinson, JASC 24 (1972) was awarded an & 1971), President of Airbus Japan, Sakie Fukushima, Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellowship from the JASC 22 & 23 (1970 & 1971), Chair of Korn Ferry Japan, University of Minnesota Human Rights Center. He has Jonathan Hall, JASC 39 & 40 (1987 & 1988), Professor been invited to analyze treatment practices for premature at Pomona College, and Nobuyuki Nakamura, JASC 55 infants at risk of disabilities. (2003), graduate student at . Yoriko Kishimoto, JASC 26 (1974) is a member of the Opening the reception Palo Alto City Council and also running for California State with a Kagamiwari, Assembly, so check her out at www.yoriko4assembly.org. event organizers and ISC Board Chairman Jon O’Neal, JASC 30 & 31 (1978 & 1979) directed his Stephen Moss, JASC first feature film, AU PAIR, KANSAS, a dramedy. The film 31 (1979) broke a should play festival around the world in 2010. See barrel of sake. www.aupairkansas.com for more information.

JASCers enjoyed a visit Andrew Infosino, JASC 34 & 35 (1982 & 1983) is married from Princess Takamado at the reception following the to Silvia Cecchini and has a 4 1/2 year-old daughter, symposium. The event was invigorating to alumni, in the Isabella, and a 3 year-old son, Marco. He is on the words of Hiroyasu Ichikawa, JASC 44 (1992), “it was Faculty of Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology a really inspiring occasion to be at the ceremony. I was at UC- San Francisco. re-charged with the idealism I had during my JASC 17 years ago, meeting with many old and new JASC friends Kira Bacal, JASC 37 (1985) is happy to announce her is always a refreshing experience.” new daughter, Harper Rose Bacal, born October 19, 2009.

With many alumni in attendance, the event was a great William Byun, JASC 37 & 38 (1985 & 1986) is working for opportunity for early and recent alumni alike to meet and Asia Renewables, a company that develops and invests continue to foster friendship, mutual understanding and in renewable energy and carbon abatement projects in peace across our generations of JASC! emerging Asia.

Miryam (Silverman) Sas, JASC 39 & 40 (1987 & 1988) has a new book to be released spring 2010 from Harvard University Asia Center: Experimental Arts in Postwar Japan: Moments of Encounter, Engagement, and Imagined Return.

Standford Lin, JASC 43 (1991) recently joined Wal- Mart China as their new Senior Director of Strategy & Innovation, based in Shenzhen, China. Previously, he was a consultant with McKinsey & Company in the United Princess Takamado with alumni (from left) Harou Yamamoto, Earl States and Hong Kong. Cook, Stephen Moss and Yoshinori Imai.

6 JASCer Notes Connie Beson-Steger, JASC 46 & 47 (1994 & 1995) Aya Spencer, JASC 61 (2009) has joined JASC Presents is teaching at Bay City Central High School. She and as an event organizer for Washington, DC. husband Mike are raising two little boys, Andrew and Zachary, and are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their third Apichai Shipper (National Advisory Committee) had a child this April. new book, Fighting for Foreigners: Immigration and Its Impact on Japanese Democracy, published by Cornell Malik Rashid, JASC 47 & 48 (1995 & 1996) had a visit University Press in November 2008. from Masashi Tajiri, JASC 47, 48 & 49 (1995, 1996 & 1997) in October and is enjoying some time off after ending employment with Merrill Lynch. OBITUARY Robert Hartmann, JASC 4 & 5 (1937 & 1938) Karli (Kreindler) Sherwinter, JASC 49 & 50 (1997 & 1998) and husband Danny Sherwinter welcomed a new baby Robert Hartmann participated in JASC in its’ early and boy, Reuben Lev, into the world on September 27, 2009. formative years and we’re grateful for his contribution to Parents, Reuben and big sister Kayla are all doing well in the spirit of friendship that continues to this day. Robert Boulder, Colorado. lived in Bethesda, MD. He died on April 11, 2009 at the age of 91. Leona Middleton Konkel, JASC 54 & 55 (2002 & 2003), married Alex Konkel in March. She still works for Robert served in the Ford presidency and penned the University of Illinois while she builds her freelance the notable phrase for Ford’s 1974 address after the Japanese translation career. Watergate scandal, “My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.” Robert is survived by his wife Sarah LeBaron von Baeyer, JASC 55 (2003) is in of 65 years, Roberta Sankey, his son and daughter, four her second year of a Ph.D. program in sociocultural grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. anthropology at Yale. She will return to Japan next summer to conduct preliminary field research amongst Nikkei Brazilians. New JASC Program Manager Aziza Zakhidova, JASC 55 & 56 (2003 & 2004) spent two Former JASC Program Manager Ashley Neeley Lam, years in the UK as a Marshall Scholar and has moved to JASC 56 & 57 (2004 & 2005) has left our office to attend Kazakhstan with husband, Mohirbek, to work for the Bank the American University Washington College of Law. Best of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ office. She hopes to welcome wishes to Ashley! JASCers to Central Asia. Michelle Lee Jones replaces Ashley as JASC Program Paul Rockower, JASC 61, (2009) has an exhibit Manager. Michelle Jones attended the 56th JASC and of photographs, The 21st Century Family of Man: served on the 57th JASC American Executive Commitee. Photography as Public Diplomacy, on display at the Michelle graduated from the University of Chicago with University of Southern California’s Annenberg Gallery until a Bachelor of Arts degree in history emphasizing Asian May 2010. See his photo from JASC below. American studies. She received a U.S. Department of State Fulbright Grant to Korea, and later taught English at Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea. Michelle is excited to return to JASC and is looking forward to hearing from alumni at [email protected].

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Office Notes Help Recruit for the 62nd JASC Update your Contact Information

Applications are now being collected for the 62nd Did you know JASC spends more than one hundred JASC in the U.S.! The deadline is February 22, 2009. dollars each year on returned and resent mail? If you know of any great applicants or would like to Please help us make efficient use of your donations assist with recruitment, please let us know and refer and update your contact information today! them to our website! Remember, the winter and summer editions of the Application materials now available online. JASC Journal are only sent via email so please keep us updated on your email address as well.

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Donate Your Old Phone to a Good Cause Fellow JASC alumnus, Lucky Gunasekara (JASC 56 & 57), has shared an opportunity for you to think globally and act locally through his work with FrontlineSMS:Medic which has launched hopephones.org, a partnership between the Wireless Source, FrontlineSMS:Medic and Wieden+Kennedy, the chief ad agency behind the “Just Do It” campaign.

The goal is to collect at least 100 phones a day from all over the country as each day nearly 450,000 phones are trashed in the U.S. Through the Wireless Source, each processed phone will be recycled or refurbished to provide credit for FrontlineSMS:Medic to purchase appropriate low-cost handsets from Nokia.

Visit www.HopePhones.org for more information.

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