Report of Workshop on November 12, 2018
Program title: “Diversophy Ⓡ” Presenter: Juri Hikasa (Juntendo University) Date & Time: Monday, November 12, 2018, 19:00 – 21:00 Venue: Shinjuku iLand Tower, 4F Language: Japanese Juri Hikasa led SIETAR Japan members and guests in a lively round of DIversophy, followed by a debrief and discussion of the cultural learning that the cards stimulate. Part […]
Report of Workshop on May 21, 2018
Program title: An Evening with Dr. Condon Presenter: Dr. Jack Condon , Moderator: Dr. Kaoru Yamamoto Date & Time: Monday, May 21, 2018, 19:00 – 21:00 Venue: Building 2, Room 915 (9F), Sophia University, Yotsuya Campus Language: English Over 25 members and friends gathered on 5/21 for an evening well-spent with Dr,Jack Condon. Dr,Jack Condon shared with […]
Report of Workshop on April 21, 2018
Program: “Listening to our bodies: Jin Shin Jutsu Self-help, a self-management method for stress.” Presenter: Sadaki Kato ,Representative, Jin Shin Jutsu Research Center in Japan. Acupuncturist. Date&Time: April 21 2018, Saturday 17:00 – 19:00 Venue: Aoyama Gakuin Language: Japanese There are many stresses related to intercultural adjustment and intercultural communication: one might feel frustration, anger, […]
Report of Workshop on January 19, 2018
Program: Can We “Become Japanese”? Social Markers of Acculturation and How We Decide Who Is “One of Us” Presenter: Professor Adam Komisarof, Faculty of Letters, Keio University Date&Time: January 19, 2018 18:00 – 20:00 Venue: Sophia University, Building 2, Room 915 (9th floor) Language: English Professor Adam Komisarof (Keio University) shared his latest research findings […]
Report of Workshop on October 15, 2017
Program title: Hāfu2Hāfu（presentation and workshop） Presenter: Tetsuro Miyazaki Date & Time: Sunday, October 15, 2017, 15:00 – 17:00 Venue: Building 2, Room 915 (9F), Sophia University, Yotsuya Campus Forty individuals celebrating their multicultural identities gathered yesterday at Sophia University to participate in Tetsuro Miyazaki’s Hāfu2Hāfu presentation and workshop. It was wonderful seeing so many young […]
Report of Workshop on September 22, 2017
Date & Time: Friday, September 22, 2017, 18:00-20:00 Program title: Enhancing Intercultural Competence through Japanese Martial Arts– Working with Oneself and Others Thru Movement Presenter: Masaharu Nomoto, Representative of Kenju-kai, Training Center of Traditional Japanese Martial Arts Venue: Building 2, Room 915 (9F), Sophia University, Yotsuya Campus
Report of Workshop on July 1, 2017
Date&Time: July 1, 2017 (Saturday) 15:00～17:00 Program title: The challenges of global forced displacement – can the UN Refugee Agency cope? Presenters: Dirk Hebecher, UNHCR representative in Japan Venue: Building 11, Room 1140 (4th floor), Aoyama Gakuen University, Shibuya Campus
Report of Workshop on May 20, 2017
Program： ”Work and Home Life for Indonesian Nurses Qualified Under the Japanese National Exam” Presenter: Dr. Akiko Asai, Professor, J.F. Oberlin University Mr. Mohamad Yusup, nurse, Kawakita General Hospital Date & Time: Saturday,May 20, 2017, 14:00-16:00 Venue: Aoyama Gakuin University, Aoyama Campus Bldg. 15、3F、Rm.306 We had about 32 participants.
Report of Workshop on June 4, 2016
Program title: Culture and Communication: Inside Out and Outside In — the Still-Radical Insights of Edward T. Hall and their Significance in Our Intercultural Work Presenter: John Condon Date & Time: June 4, 2016 (Saturday) 13:00～16:00 Venue: Sophia University, Yotsuya Campus, Bldg. 2, Rm. 915 Language: English
Report of Workshop on January 16, 2016
Title: Intergroup and Intragroup Prejudice among Minority Groups: Factors Underlying Bias Towards Others and Themselves Presenter: Dr. James Johnson, Head of the School of Social Sciences, University of the South Pacific Dr. James Johnson, Head of the School of Social Sciences, University of the South Pacific in Fiji, provided us with a thought-provoking and awe-inspiring […]