Difficult Citizenship Decision
So, it is currently Sunday, October 12th, and I’m two days away from turning 19 years old. I have a couple thoughts regarding my birthday. First, 19 is the first age that is not particularly special or...
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Japanese
I was sitting in Japanese class the other day, and I was thinking about all the different ways that Japanese and English are incredibly different. First, Japanese uses syllabaries, which are basic...
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Earlier today, I attended an Asian studies meeting, and there, I received more information about minor and major requirements as well as study abroad opportunities. I have already decided that I...
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Japanese Restaurant
Today, I went back home to Altoona for the weekend. My aunt told me the other day that a new Japanese restaurant opened in town called Aki. There are a few other Asian restaurants in Altoona, but none...
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Asian Market
The other day, I went to the Asian market with my friend, Tony. Before I came to Penn State, I used to drive up here to State College because there are so many authentic Asian markets here, and there...
View ArticleA Class Divided
In my freshman seminar class, we watched “A Class Divided” which was a short film about a teacher who performs a social experiment on her class of 3rd graders after Martin Luther King Jr. was...
View ArticlePublic Controversy
For our public controversy group project, my group and I discussed several different topics. At one point, the topic of affirmative action came up (spoiler: we didn’t pick it), and it definitely...
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Tea Ceremony
My passion blog posts for this semester will be a continuation from last semester. My posts will focus on the various experiences I have as a Japanese-American at Penn State. Last week, I went to the...
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Japanese Population Issue
On Sunday, my dad came to visit me, and we love to stay updated and talk about the current state of Japan. A topic that interested me was the decline in population because of the unique shift in...
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Japanese School
When I was younger, I attended school in Hiroshima, Japan briefly, and there is a strong contrast between American and Japanese school systems. Granted, I only attended pre-school and second grade, but...
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