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 path from LaGuardia to the JET program. The meeting is virtual ...

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 first-hand experience in finding jobs in Japan. The meeting is virtual ...

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 is also a former veteran and speaks multiple languages. Mr. Woolfolk ...

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 discuss their transfer and career experiences. Those attending should watch a ...

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 and current students who are interested in participating in our ...

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 way. These podcasts will serve as not only informational material for students ...

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. https://twitter.com/lang_culture/status/1477771894120230914 They visited Queens Museum since they were both Queens residents and this relatively unknown local museum was ...

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. https://twitter.com/twst_jin/status/1475712363156410369 Jin has known Nhia for some time since Nhia was her Japaense tutor while she is taking Japanese classes. During this visit, Nhia has ...

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 has been accepted to Temple University Japan (TUJ) and she ...

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 to the CUNY Graduate Center for his Master's degree. He ...