Building a career one step at a time: from LaGuardia to JET (5/18/2023) The Japan Studies Program is pleased to host this virtual workshop by Mr. Ed Agosto, an alumnus of Japanese Option at LaGuardia Community College, who has been recently accepted to the JET Programme. He is going to share his career …
Working in Japan: First-hand experience in finding jobs in Japan (4/14/2023) The Japan Studies Program is pleased to host this virtual workshop by Mr. Hashim Smith, an alumnus of LaGuardia Community College, who has been developing his careers in education and hospitality industry in Japan. He is going to share his …
Career in Diplomacy virtual talk by Darryl ‘Butch’ Woolfolk (3/29/2023) International Studies Program at LaGuardia Community College is hosting a talk by Darryl ‘Butch’ Woolfolk, Public Diplomacy Officer in New Delhi, India on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Mr. Woolfolk is a Public Diplomacy Officer based in New Delhi India, who …
Career Panel in Language Studies (11/09/2022) The Japan Studies Program is hosting a career-development panel event for students in the Japaense Option and other language and culture-based majors on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. In this panel discussion, three alumni of the Liberal Arts Japanese Options will …
Call for participants in the Language and Culture Mentorship Program 2022-2023 LaGuardia Community College received a grant to develop career awareness among the current students in different majors/disciplines. The Language and Culture Studies, which includes such majors as Latin American Studies, Japanese, International Studies, and Spanish-English Translation, is currently recruiting alumni …
Sandro Schwyzer’s transfer stories on LaGuardia Web Radio In this 5-episode LaGuardia Web Radio series (https://soundcloud.com/laguardiawebradio/sets/moving-up-with-sandro), Sandro Schwyzer, a recent graduate of LaGuardia Community College and soon to be student at Hunter College, will document his process of transfer, and the knowledge he acquires along the …
Language and Culture Mentorship Program: Queens Museum Simon, a current LaGuardia student majoring in Japanese, and Oscar, a LaGuardia alumnus and current graduate student at the MLIS of Queens College, met for the Language and Culture Mentorship Program in December 2021. Simon, a current LaGuardia student majoring …
Language and Culture Mentorship Program: Shiko Munakata’s Exhibition at the Japan Society Nhia (LaGuardia alumna in Japanese Option) and Jin (LaGuardia student in Japanese Option) visited an exhibition by Shikō Munakata at the Japan Society (https://www.japansociety.org/arts-and-culture/exhibitions/shiko-munakata-way-of-seeing) in December 2021. two weeks ago i went to the “shiko munakata: a way …
LaGuardia Community College Alumni Voice: Omotola Oluwaniyi (International Studies Option) Omotola Oluwaniyi is an alumna of LaGuardia Community College (International Studies Option). In addition to her International Studies requirements, she has taken various language courses at LaGuardia and has developed her multilingual skills in English, Yoruba, Japanese, and Korean. Omotola …
LaGuardia Community College Alumni Voice: Abdallah Alasallal (Japanese Option) Abdallah Alasallal, also known with his Japanese name 武士 (Takeshi), started learning Japanese at LaGuardia Community College in Spring 2013. Abdallah graduated in the Japaense Option in 2015. Abdallah moved to Queens College to obtain his Bachelor’s degree and then …