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  • 7 Jun 2021 9:17 AM | Anonymous

    The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce is hiring a Talent Development & Attraction Manager. Please view details of the position below or click here for more information.

    Summary of Position:

    The Talent Development & Attraction Manager reports to the Director of Economic Development under the leadership of the Vice President of Economic Development.  The primary functions are the development and implementation of talent and workforce development initiatives of the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce (“MACC”). Such initiatives include developing and supporting programming to attract, retain, and develop talent to support the success of industry in Mobile.

    Interested individuals are asked to email a cover letter and resume to hr@mobilechamber.com.  In addition, any inquiries or questions should also be emailed to hr@mobilechamber.com


  • 13 Jan 2021 5:40 PM | Anonymous

    The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership and The Japan Foundation, New York  have partnered to launch a mask designing contest called "Mask Up 2020"! Participants of all ages are welcome.

    The deadline to submit your design is January 22, 2021 at 6pm (EST). To learn more and sign up for the contest, click the link below. Good luck to all participants!

    https://www.cgp.org/news201201



  • 7 Jan 2021 5:14 PM | Anonymous

    Jefferson State International Program Presentations

    Jefferson State Community College's 2020 International Education Week placed a special focus on Japan and Japanese culture! View recordings of two events here.

    Conversation with Mark Jackson, Honorary Consul of Japan in Birmingham, Alabama – November 2020

    Conversation with Jolie Thevenot – Executive Director of the Japan-American Society of Alabama


  • 22 Dec 2020 4:17 PM | Anonymous

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    駐在員の住宅規程に関するベンチマーク調査

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    多くのお客様からのご要望を受け、この度、駐在員の住宅規程に関するベンチマーク調査を実施することになりました。

    内容といたしましては、手当制 vs 上限実費制、家賃補助の考え方、金額の見直し頻度や参考としているデータなど、を伺います。

     

    急速に変化する米国のビジネス環境において、自社の住宅規程を再確認し、必要に応じて見直す必要性もあるかと存じます。

    集計結果についてはご回答いただきました企業様へ共有差し上げます。

     

    この度の調査が貴社のお役に立てれば幸甚です。

     

    ◆アンケート回答リンク◆

    https://jp.surveymonkey.com/r/M3GBPMQ

     

    ◆調査の目的

     米国に進出されている日系企業の住宅規程に関する傾向調査・分析

     

    ◆調査期間

     ~12月末日

     ※同調査については今後も定期的に実施してまいります。

     

    ◆調査結果

     調査結果については2月初旬を目途にご回答いただいた企業のご担当者様へ共有いたします。

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    Relo Redac, Inc.

    全米リロケーション・総合不動産サービス

    URL: www.reloredac.com

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  • 13 Nov 2020 1:47 PM | Anonymous

    英語をネットで勉強しましょう!3週間のコースを取って、東南アメリカの文化について習えます!

    詳細についてはhttp://international.ua.edu/eli/yes/にアクセスしてください。

    Looking for English language opportunities? The University of Alabama's English Language Institute is now offering special 3-week courses year-round for improving English language ability and learning about southern US culture.

    Visit http://international.ua.edu/eli/yes/ for more information.




  • 23 Oct 2020 4:30 PM | Anonymous




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    Tayō-sei: Japanese Language and Cultural Exchange Program

    (https://usjetaa.org/programs/college-students/tayo-sei/)

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    Square USJETAA Logo

    Application Deadline: November 3, 2020

    Application form available at bottom of page.

    Applicants will be notified of status by November 10, 2020

    Tayō-sei is a virtual Japanese language and culture seminar series for Black and LatinX college students at schools across the four states served by the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program Alumni Association Southeast (JETAASE): Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

    The free course provides an opportunity for students underrepresented in studying or working abroad in Japan, specifically for those from LatinX backgrounds and students of color, to develop an interest in studying and living abroad in Japan among this cohort. This course will give them the opportunity to consider Japan as an option in the trajectory of their lives.

    We’re looking for students who:

    • Have a passion for global languages and cultures
    • Are interested in Japan, but have not taken any Japanese language classes or travelled to Japan
    • Identify as a student of color or have a Latinx background
    • Are enrolled in a U.S. university (especially community college or historically black colleges and universities)

    Preference will be given to students who have not taken Japanese classes or traveled to Japan, who attend historically black colleges and universities, who are first generation college students, and who are community college students.

    This program is completely free and funded by a grant from the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles. 

    Recognition of Completion:

    At the end of the series, JETAASE and USJETAA will award students a certificate of completion. Each student will be mailed a printed certificate and a small assortment of Japanese sweets. To receive the final recognition, students must attend 3 of the 4 required classes and submit the final survey.

    Content:

    • There will be four sessions total.
    • The first three sessions will each have a different guest speaker and a Japanese lesson.
    • The final session will be a final wrap reflection on what you've learning and providing resources on pursuing Japanese language, study abroad, or work after college. 


    **JASA is not affiliated with this program offered by USJETAA.


  • 4 Sep 2020 3:12 PM | Anonymous

    The Birmingham Historical Society has compiled an impressive piece on the life and legacy of Samuel Ullman. 


    Samuel Ullman and the Poem "Youth"

    "Civic, religious, and educational leader, Samuel Ullman penned the poem “Youth” in this Birmingham residence. Ullman was 78. The poem sums up his philosophy of purpose and service, and the optimism that defined his life and continues to inspire." - Birmingham Historical Society, August 2020

    Find the full story on their website:

    https://birminghamhistoricalsociety.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/bhs_newsletter_2008_ullman.pdf


    YOUTH - SAMUEL ULLMAN

    Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.

    Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite, for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of sixty more than a boy of twenty. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.

    Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.

    Whether sixty or sixteen, there is in every human being’s heart the lure of wonder, the unfailing, child-like appetite of what’s next, and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station; so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the infinite, so long are you young.

    When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at twenty, but as long as your aerials are up, to catch the waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at eighty.


  • 23 Jul 2020 3:05 PM | Anonymous

    "Alabama man thinks three lines can change the world"

    https://www.al.com/news/2020/07/alabama-man-thinks-three-lines-can-change-the-world.html


    "Scotty Colson of Birmingham and Toru Suzuki of Hitachi, Japan, are trying to bring the worlds closer with haiku." Read more on AL.com!

  • 12 May 2020 5:37 PM | Anonymous

    The National Association of Japan-America Societies has shared with us a private webinar. Join Chairman Dave Shear as he discusses Diplomatic Challenges in Asia and answers questions from JAS representatives across the country.

    "Diplomatic Challenges in Asia"

    https://vimeo.com/412497655

    Participating in the audience were leaders from 27 Japan-America Societies, from Boston, Colorado, Dallas/Fort Worth, Georgia, Greater Austin, Greater Cincinnati, Greater Philadelphia, Hawaii, Houston, Indiana, Kansas City, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Orleans, New York, North Carolina, Northern California, Northwest Florida, Oregon, Pennsylvania, St. Louis, South Carolina, Southern California, Tennessee, Toronto, the State of Washington and Washington DC participating, along with NAJAS Board members.

  • 15 Apr 2020 10:27 AM | Anonymous


    One Week left to register for the Free Online Trauma-Informed Interpreter Training by AshaKiran

    If you wish to reduce the language gap by helping people within your community with your language skills, this is the perfect training!

    Go ahead and apply by clicking on the link below. Please feel free to reply back with any questions. 

    Thanks and stay safe!

    Training details

    Schedule- April 28- May 26, 2020 from 6pm -8pm. 

    Where- adobe connect platform

    In person workshop- June 6-7, 2020

    Where- Central Alabama (venue tbd)

    ( In person can be shifted to online or postponed. Participants will be informed accordingly before May end)

    Other requirements:

    • Complete online quiz after each webinar.
    • Donate 10 volunteer hours for AshaKiran or any other crisis organisation.( AshaKiran will let the participants know of any volunteer opportunities)
    • Shadow other experienced interpreters.(AshaKiran will try to connect the participants with other interpreters).  

    (All in person requirements to be adjusted pending public health status).


    Deadline to apply- April 21, 2020


    Link to apply: https://forms.gle/Nvt2RHFS1ic6N6YB6

     

    For more information and registration: 

    http://ashakiran.com/Jul2017/trauma-informed-interpreting-2  OR

    contact ladv@ashakiranonline.org


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