On April7th, 2016, I went to a meeting called “Alternative manga symposium” in room 5-165.  In the meeting, we had speakers to talk about the culture of Japan literature, and how it gained it gained a lot more popularity throughout the years. I wanted to attend this meeting because I was interested in minoring in Japanese, and I was not sure if Baruch had a strong Japanese department. One of Baruch’s professors, Shigeru Suzuki, spoke at this meeting. After hearing how passionate he spoke about the Japanese culture, i was eager to register for one of his classes in the future. At the meeting, I was surprised at how many people attended. Initially, I expected a few people, but a lot more people showed up than I expected. I’m glad that I attended this meeting, because now I am sure that I will be minoring in Japanese at Baruch College.