Students celebrate language, culture at Japan Night

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/22/2014 - 10:31am

Every five months, students from Asia University in Tokyo put on a special Japan Night event for Western Washington University students.

Sophomores at Asia University in Japan spend five months studying at Western through the Asia University America Program. While at Western, the students take 20 hours of intensive English and are immersed in American culture and activities, living with WWU student roommates and exploring the Bellingham and Whatcom County communities.

The Japan Night celebration of Japanese language and culture is a way for the AUAP students to give back and to share their experiences with Western students and the Bellingham community.

"They pour themselves into this," said Dean Hagin, director of AUAP at Western. "It's to our benefit, and it's a way for them to share their talents."