This July, our four Junior Ambassadors (JAs) for the 35th Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention (APCC) traveled to Fukuoka with chaperone Sandy Takeda and Bridge Club Hawaii (BCH) President Betsy Wo to represent Hawaii at the ten-day international children’s camp and homestay.

Our four Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention (APCC) Junior Ambassadors (JAs), chaperone Sandy Takeda, and Bridge Club Hawaii President Betsy Wo were busy this quarter preparing for their trip to Fukuoka, Japan! They met twice a month at the JASH Office to learn about Japanese food, culture, daily life, and homestay expectations.

The Japan-America Society of Hawaii (JASH) is pleased to announce the selection of four Junior Ambassadors (JAs) to represent JASH and Hawaii at the 35th Annual Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention (APCC) in Fukuoka, Japan in summer 2023. This year will be the first year JAs will be able to travel to Fukuoka since the 2019 program due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Over the summer, following their adventures at Chozen-Ji and the ʻAkahiao Nature Institute, our four Junior Ambassadors (JAs) had two final JASH-led workshops on June 25 and July 9 to prepare them for sharing local culture with other youth leaders from around Asia and the Pacific and to practice using Zoom.

The Japan-America Society of Hawaii is excited to announce Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention (APCC) Alumna Betsy Wo has been selected to represent JASH and the Bridge Club of Hawaii (BCH) in the APCC’s Special Peace Ambassador Program for 2022. Betsy originally participated in the APCC as a Junior Ambassador in 2011.

This summer, the Japan-America Society of Hawaii’s four Junior Ambassadors (JAs) are learning all about Japan and local Hawaii culture in preparation to represent Hawaii in this year’s Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention BRIDGE Virtual Summer Camp (APCC BVSC).

The Japan-America Society of Hawaii (JASH) is pleased to announce the selection of four Junior Ambassadors (JAs) to represent JASH and Hawaii at the 34th Annual Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention (APCC). This year’s JASH APCC program will be a hybrid program, combining in-person JASH preparatory workshops with virtual APCC activities.