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2022 APCC Junior Ambassadors Collaborate Across the Pacific in Bridge Virtual Summer Camp
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.
JASH APCC Alumna Betsy Wo Selected for Special Peace Ambassador Program
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.
JASH APCC Junior Ambassadors Visit Chozen-Ji & ʻAkahiao Nature Institute
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).
Japan-America Society of Hawaii Japan Day Spring 2022
JASH held its Spring 2022 Japan Day program sponsored by the McInerny Foundation and the Freeman Foundation during the months of April through May via interactive video tutorials featuring bon dance, calligraphy, ikebana, karate, manga, Peace Studies/Sadako Sasaki Story, soroban, and tea ceremony.
Meet Our 2022 Junior Ambassadors
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.
Storygami with Moanalua High School Japanese Club
The Japan-America Society of Hawaii (JASH), in collaboration with Moanalua High School Japanese Club, kicked off spring with a fun storytelling-origami session on Saturday, March 19, 2022.
Congratulations to our 2022 Japan Wizards Competition Winning Teams!
Congratulations to the 72 students who represented 15 high schools from Oahu, Hawaii and Maui at the 19th Annual JASH Japan Wizards Statewide Academic Team Competition (JWC)! Teams were comprised of three students each, with a total of 24 teams competing. The student-teams were tested on their knowledge of various Japan-related topics such as art, culture and tradition, food, geography, history, Japan-U.S./Hawaii ties, literature, politics and government, sports, contemporary Japan, and of course language.
Japan-America Society of Hawaii Japan Day Fall 2021
JASH held its Fall Japan Day program sponsored by the McInerny Foundation and the Freeman Foundation during the month of December 2021 via interactive video tutorials featuring karate, manga, Peace Studies/Sadako Sasaki Story, soroban, calligraphy, taiko, and tea ceremony.