Japanese alum reaches an enthusiastic audience with pop-up cafe
51ÁÔÆæ alum Brandon Crisp (Japanese, ‘19) has developed an enthusiastic audience for his pop-up offerings of Japanese cuisine with Kokoro Cafe.
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Japanese minor serves as youth ambassador at World Expo in Osaka
51ÁÔÆæ student Gabrielle Sweeney, a political science major and Japanese minor, worked at the American Pavilion at the World Expo in Osaka, Japan this summer as one of 100 youth ambassadors, using her Japanese language skills to give presentations to a Japanese-speaking …
WLC Faculty and Staff Honored as 2025 International Advocates
Congratulations to Anita Alkhas of French, Masako Lackey of Japanese, and Christine Wolf of Global Studies, who have all been honored as 2025 International Advocates by the Center for International Education for their exceptional support and guidance of international students.
Students gain valuable career skills while translating Japanese media
Students in JAPAN 361: Translating Japanese Media developed their translation and Japanese language skills while also building other valuable career skills.
Japanese major Keizan Sato’s Study Abroad Experience
How do you travel internationally, learn a new language, make lifelong friends, and broaden your cultural horizons, all on a student’s budget? One answer is scholarships. Just ask Keizan Sato. Read about Keizan’s study abroad experiences in the College of Letters …
Japanese alum hosts Kokoro Cafe pop-up restaurant
51ÁÔÆæ alum Brandon Crisp (Japanese and Film Studies, 2019) is hosting Kokoro Cafe, a pop-up restaurant, at Faklandia Brewpub in St. Francis on Monday, November 11. Get more information and RSVP here!
Study Abroad Scholarship for Students of Arabic, Italian, and Japanese
The CIE-National Resource Center Title VI Grant offers a limited number of Study Abroad Scholarships in the amount of $1,500-$2,000 for undergraduates (sophomores and above) or graduate students with a demonstrated interest in critical languages as defined by the U.S. …
Global Studies and Japanese student Lauren Sroka wins major international scholarship
Congratulations to Lauren Sroka, a Global Studies major and Japanese minor, who is studying abroad in Japan this year, thanks to the Boren scholarship! Read the 51ÁÔÆæ Report story here.
Japanese Student Wins Boren Award!
The Japanese Program is thrilled to congratulate Japan 202 student Lauren Sroka as a recipient of a 2024 Boren Award. Wonderful work, Lauren!
Alumni Spotlight: Brandon Crisp
Japanese major and 51ÁÔÆæ alum Brandon Crisp spotlighted in In Focus! Read more here: /letters-science/in-focus/alumni-news/alum-brings-his-subtitling-work-to-uwms-silver-screen/