Baruch Japan Club : JET Program Information Session

Dear Members,

It’s time for our first business oriented event of the semester! Join us this Thursday, September 17th in VC 10-165 for our JET Program Information Session. The JET Program provides graduates with opportunities to travel to Japan and work with local authorities as well as in schools in Japan. No prior Japanese language skills are required. Representatives from the JET Program (Japanese English Teaching Program) will be presenting their organization and answering any questions you may have. Refreshments will be served as well. If you are interested in working in Japan, then be sure to stop by!

Event Information:

EventJET Program Information Session
Date: Thursday, September 17th
Time and Place: VC 10-165, 12:45pm – 2:20pm

Best Regards,

Andy Lantigua
Secretary | Baruch Japan Club
Baruch College

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JACL Now Accepting Applications for Kakehashi Project 2015-2016

From the Japanese American Citizens League:

Up to 185 students will be selected to participate in this year’s Kakehashi Project, coordinated by the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE), and supported by funding from the Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The goal of the Kakehashi Project is to build cooperation between Japanese Americans/Asian Americans and Japan by providing students with a better understanding of Japan through a variety of fields, including politics, economics, and culture. Kakehashi Project alumni are encouraged to become effective advocates in enhancing U.S. – Japan relations.

Participants will attend a 9-day trip to Japan where they will visit a number of historical and educational sites, experience traditional and cultural activities, and participate in lectures and workshops. Each trip will visit Tokyo and one other city to be announced.

Trip Schedule

Trip 1: December 13-22, 2015
Application Deadline: September 30, 2015
Selection Notification: Early November 2015

Trip 2: January 10-19, 2016
Application Deadline: September 30, 2015
Selection Notification: Mid November 2015

Trip 3: March 13-22, 2016
Application Deadline: January 3, 2016
Selection Notification: Early February 2016

Program and Application Guidelines

Currently enrolled Japanese/Japanese American or Asian American students (community college, undergraduate, graduate, or professional), 18-25 years old are encouraged to apply. Please click here for additional program and eligibility guidelines.

You do not need to be a JACL member to be eligible.

The online application is available here. All applications and requested documentation must be received by the deadlines specified on the application.

If you have any questions or issues, please contact Craig Shimizu at [email protected], or call 202-223-1240 (M-F, 10:00a-5:30p EST).


More about the Kakehashi project from The Japan Foundation

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ERO GURO NANSENSU: Modern Japan and Erotic Grotesque Nonsense

ERO GURO NANSENSU: Modern Japan and Erotic Grotesque Nonsense

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Exhibition: September 12-15, 2015
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 12, 6-9 pm, Artist Talk at 7 pm
Art History 101: Dance of Death: Mavo artists and Modern Tokyo: Sunday, 9/13, 3 PM
Open Hours: Sunday, 9/13 from 2-6; Monday and Tuesday 9/14-9/15 from 4-8 pm

In September, 1924, Mavo magazine Issue 3 was distributed by attaching firecrackers to the cover and launching them into the streets of Tokyo. On the day of the final proof of the magazine, contributor Yabashi Kimimaro issued the statement: “one should demand revolution as one demands alcohol and fulfillment of sexual desire.” Mavo magazine was compiled by an artist group associated under the same name (Mavo, active from 1923-1926) and it provides an important record of the avant-garde in Japan during the interwar period.

Kara Jefts, a curator, art historian, and artist, re-embodies the work of Mavo artists within contemporary networks in order to better understand a body of work from which little material evidence remains. By using practice-based research, Jefts looks to engage with contemporary artists whose work parallels themes of ero guro nansensu (erotic grotesque nonsense) a term used by Japanese mass media to describe counter culture from the 1920s to the 1940s.

By working within contemporary artist networks, Jefts seeks to learn from the ways in which themes repeat themselves across cultures and historic time periods, as well as to introduce new audiences to largely unrecognized Japanese artist movements from the early twentieth century.

On view at the Flux Factory are works from Jefts’ ongoing project, including photographs and ephemera from her collaboration with the artists Leonard Suryajaya, Dave J. Bermingham, and Tongyu Zhao, and the exhibition of new work to be developed during her Flux residency with the artist Jason Martin.

Events:

Artist Talk

Saturday, September 12, 7:00 PM

Kara Jefts will lead an informal discussion about her experience sharing art historical research in a way that inspires interest, collaboration, and reinterpretation. Jefts questions the reliability of recorded histories, and is interested in understanding the past through imagined experience.

Art History 101: Dance of Death: Mavo artists and Modern Tokyo

Sunday, September 13, 3:00 PM

Kara Jefts will present on Mavo artists in the context of 1920s Tokyo, explaining the uncertainty of this post-disaster earthquake moment in Japan and the artists’ interest in play and the political.

 

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MARJORIE PEACE LENN RESEARCH AWARD

MARJORIE PEACE LENN RESEARCH AWARD

The Marjorie Peace Lenn Research Award is presented each year by the American International Recruitment Council (AIRC).  It is open to both undergraduate and graduate students from accredited U.S. colleges and universities and encourages scholarly research about international trade in education and international student mobility. The annual awardee receives a $500 cash award plus a complimentary registration and hotel accommodation to attend AIRC’s Annual Conference December 2-5, 2015 in Florida where the award will be presented.  In addition, the awardee’s final research product will be posted on AIRC’s website.

Each fall, students are given an opportunity to submit an abstract of either intended or completed research.  The abstract must include the topic, methodology, and hypothesis.

Submissions are due to AIRC by October 1, 2015.    

The 2015 application period is open. To download the application, please click here.

Please contact the Program Advisor, Lene Skou, at[email protected] for information about the Baruch review process and guidance about submitting an application.

Thank you!

Lene

Lene Skou

Deputy Director

Weissman Center for International Business

Baruch College/CUNY

One Bernard Baruch Way, Box J-0810

NY, NY 10010

(646) 312-2074

www.baruch.cuny.edu

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Japan Block Fair

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Japan Block Fair 2015

With a wide range of Japanese food, arts, crafts, services, and performance, there is plenty to do and see for everyone! Bring your family and friends and explore this extraordinary cultural event all day long. We are sure you will have a GREAT time with a lot of fun and excitement at the Japan Block Fair!

Date:September 12th (Sat) 2015
Time:10:00am-6:00pm
Location:on 6th Avenue btw Houston street & Bleeker street
Admission:Free

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Carmen Comes Home at Japan Society

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カルメン故郷に帰る (Karumen Kokyo ni Kaeru)

Japan Society’s first Monthly Classics screening of the season kicks off with a restoration of Japan’s first color film. In this breezy musical comedy, exotic dancer Lily Carmen (an irresistible Hideko Takamine) returns to her quiet countryside home from the big city in grand fashion, immediately causing a stir as she frolics and sings among the town’s green fields in colorful, revealing outfits with her equally carefree sidekick Maya (Toshiko Kobayashi). Both a subtle satire on the influence of postwar American culture and a piece of lighthearted female-centric escapism, Carmen Comes Home endures as one of director Keisuke Kinoshita’s most beloved films. Screening in recognition of Shochiku’s 120th anniversary.

1951, 86 min., DCP, color, in Japanese with English subtitles. Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. With Hideko Takamine, Shuji Sano, Chishu Ryu, Kuniko Igawa, Takeshi Sakamoto, Toshiko Kobayashi.

Time:Friday, September 4, 7 PM
Location:
Japan Society
333 East 47th Street
New York, NY 10017
Tickets: $12/$9 seniors & students/$5 Japan Society members

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Baruch Study Abroad Fair – September, 17th (Thurs.) from 12:30 – 2:30 pm

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Attend the Fall Semester Study Abroad Fair!

Learn about opportunities to study abroad for the upcoming winter session or spring semester or plan ahead for a future summer, winter or semester abroad. The fall Fair will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2015, 12:30-2:30 p.m. in  Baruch’s VC Building, B2-level Auxiliary Gym. Meet program sponsors as well as returned study abroad participants and visiting exchange students.

Baruch Application Deadline for Winter or Spring 2016 Programs: Thurs, Oct 1, 2015.

For more information, come to the Baruch Study Abroad during designated walk-in hours.

Information Session: National and Prestigious Fellowships and Scholarships

Nationally competitive fellowships and scholarships can help you fund your study abroad or internships abroad. For more information, contact [email protected]. Baruch students who currently receive Federal Pell Grants may be eligible to apply for the Gilman International Scholarship and similar nationally competitive scholarships. Many study abroad sponsors themselves offer limited financial aid for qualified students. Through a generous gift from the C.V. Starr Foundation, Baruch students who study away for a semester may apply for a Starr Study Abroad Fellowship. Early planning is the key. With certain restrictions, students may use their federal and New York State financial aid to study abroad.We encourage you to look at the section How Do I Finance My Study Abroad? that will provide you with more details about these important matters.

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JLPT Registration Open!!!!

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http://www.aatj.org/jlpt-us

Japanese-Language Proficiency Test: Taking the JLPT in the United States

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Click here to register for the 2015 JLPT

Taking the JLPT in the United States
New York, NY Lehman College, The City University of New YorkThe 2015 JLPT will be given on Sunday, December 6, 2015.

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Traditional Dance from Okinawa with Live Music

We are thrilled to open our season with a special dance and music program from Okinawa featuring a beautiful array of works from the classical court and popular folk repertoire. Through movement, symbolic props and tropical-colored costumes, these dances will take audiences on a trip through the rich and unique history and culture of Japan’s southern island chain.

For this performance, we are pleased to offer $20 student and group discount tickets by calling the Box Office at (212) 715-1258 and presenting a valid student ID.

Traditional Dance from Okinawa with Live Music

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Traditional Dance from Okinawa with Live Music

Friday, September 18, 7:30 PM
Saturday, September 19, 7:30 PM

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A warm breeze from Okinawa opens the season with traditional dance from Japan’s southern islands. A group of leading dancers and musicians, who are also alumni and faculty members of the prestigious Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, perform refined court dances developed during the period when Okinawa was an independent kingdom (Ryukyu Kingdom, 15th-19th centuries), and playful folk dances (zo odori) that became popular after the end of the Ryukyu Kingdom. A stunning array of works depicting idyllic life on the islands, accompanied by seven musicians including instrumentalists and chanters, takes audiences on a trip through the rich history and culture of the archipelago.

A pre-performance lecture begins at 6:30 pm prior to each performance. Led by Dr. James Rhys Edwards, doctorate in Ethnomusicology from the University of California, Los Angeles. Open and free for ticket holders only.

Tickets: $40/$33 Japan Society members

The Friday, September 18 performance is followed by a MetLife Meet-the-Artists Reception.

Part of Okinawan Vibes
Japan Society presents a three-month-long series that introduces the unique culture of Okinawa, Japan’s southern islands, and highlights its sounds, flavors, colors and history.

Co-presented with Yokohama Noh Theater.

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All the best,

Frances Gomes

Intern, Performing Arts

Join us for Japan Society’s 2015-16 Performing Arts Season!

http://www.japansociety.org/performingarts

 

 

 

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Institute for Humane Studies (IHS)

The IHS PhD Application Fee Waiver can help your students as they apply for graduate school.

August is the time when some of your most promising undergraduate students start thinking about applying to grad school. But for some students, the application fees involved can be a financial burden, and may keep them from applying to more than a couple schools.

If you’re encouraging your students to go on to graduate school, let them know about the IHS PhD Application Fee Waiver. The Fee Waiver program awards up to $300 to cover the cost of application fees. With just a little financial support, students are able to apply to more grad schools and increase their chances of acceptance.

For eligibility and application details please visit: https://theihs.org/fee-waiver-hNet

We accept applications on a rolling basis.

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