Tag: EngageAsia

Events, Food & Drink

EngageAsia To Talk about Konbini Culture in Webinar

Konbini: Views from Both Sides of the Counter Thursday, February 17 from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. EST EngageAsia Online Webinar Admission: Free In Japan konbini is more than a convenience store. It is a fabric of everyday life, where consumers can find a dizzying array of products, from bento lunches and novelty snacks to household items. A microcosm of society, konbini sheds insight on … Continue reading EngageAsia To Talk about Konbini Culture in Webinar
Susan McCormac
Arts & Entertainment, Community, Events

EngageAsia to Host JapanCraft21 Webinar

JapanCraft 21: Introduction to Japanese Aesthetics and Japanese Crafts Thursday, June 17 at 7:00 p.m. EDT Online Webinar Suggested Donation: $10 Join EngageAsia for a special webinar on Japanese craftsmanship. The talk will feature Kathleen Krauth, a founding member of JapanCraft21, an organization that identifies vulnerable but viable traditional Japanese crafts and assists in their revitalization. A recipient of the 2013 Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher … Continue reading EngageAsia to Host JapanCraft21 Webinar
Susan McCormac
Arts & Entertainment, Baseball, Events, Literature

Rob Fitts and Yuriko Romer to Discuss Baseball in Japan at EngageAsia Event

Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball, Espionage, and Assassination During the 1934 Tour of Japan Wednesday, February 24 from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. EST Online Webinar Suggested Donation: $10 EngageAsia hosts a special webinar with Banzai Babe Ruth author Robert K. Fitts and filmmaker Yuriko Gamo Romer. Get ready for an engaging discussion of the book and the 1934 baseball tour of Japan that included Babe … Continue reading Rob Fitts and Yuriko Romer to Discuss Baseball in Japan at EngageAsia Event
Susan McCormac
Community, Events, Remembering 3/11

EngageAsia’s Resilience Webinar Series Continues

Lessons from 9/11 and 3.11 Thursday, May 28 from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Live via Zoom Admission: Free EngageAsia presents a conversation with 9/11 survivors who have played a significant role in healing survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of March 11, 2011. In the aftermath of 3.11, a group of New Yorkers who survived 9/11 began traveling to Japan regularly. … Continue reading EngageAsia’s Resilience Webinar Series Continues
Susan McCormac
Community, Events

EngageAsia’s First Webinar in Its Resilience Webinar Series to Focus on Lessons from Hiroshima

Hiroshima’s Lessons: A Conversation with Steven Leeper Tuesday, April 21 at 8:00 p.m. Live Webinar Admission: Free As COVID-19 changes the local and global landscape and impacts our lives and families, EngageAsia will be utilizing its network of experts to present a series of webinars aimed to help participants find meaning and inspiration. The webinar series is inspired and informed by Viktor E. Frankl’s concept … Continue reading EngageAsia’s First Webinar in Its Resilience Webinar Series to Focus on Lessons from Hiroshima
Susan McCormac