AzATJ x GATJ presents Senpai Talk

Come and join our first joint event with the Georgia Association of Teachers of Japanese (GATJ)! Two alumni who studied in college in Georgia and Arizona will talk about their experiences studying Japanese and using Japanese in their careers.

Presenters:

Joshua Baldwin

Josh graduated from Georgia Tech with a major in Computer Engineering and minors in Computer Science and Japanese. Currently, he works as a front-end engineer at a company that focuses on social game development in Tokyo. In his free time, he likes to play kendama and is part of a kendama performance group that is active in Japan.

Katie Hinojosa

Katie graduated from ASU with a major in Japanese and went on to participate in the JET program as an ALT in Shimane, Japan. After returning to the U.S., she completed her M.A. at UH Mānoa and began working at ASU teaching Japanese shortly after. she enjoys baking, including making some Japanese desserts such as daifuku.

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Event Schedule: When: Friday, September 8th, 4-5 pm (Arizona time) Where: Zoom Webinar https://asu.zoom.us/j/85492643725

Who can attend? K-12 Students, college students, parents, and teachers in Georgia and Arizona are invited.

Each presenter will give a 15 mins presentation and Q and A will follow.

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Special Prize: Participants can enter a raffle during the event. K-12 Prize Two schools from both GA and AZ (4 total) will win a Japanese snack box for the school. More participants from the same school means more chances to win the prize for the school.

College Prize Two students from both GA and AZ (4 total) will win a small gift of their choice. The choices are a Japanese cookbook, a stationery set, a snack box, and a travel bottle. If you have any questions, please email Aya McDaniel (ASU assistant teaching professor/ aya.mcdaniel(at)asu.edu).

See the last year's Q and A page to get the ideas about what we will talk about.