SPICE News

Learning Through the Five Senses: A Reflection on the Japantown Study Tour in Downtown San Jose

Blogs May 27, 2025

Learning Through the Five Senses: A Reflection on the Japantown Study Tour in Downtown San Jose

Blogs May 27, 2025

Yuri Tsutsumi, a graduate of the Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Tokyo, shares her reflections following a study tour of San Jose Japantown, led by Dr. Gary Mukai, Director of SPICE.

Opening Celebration of Project Dastaan Exhibit at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

Blogs May 22, 2025

Opening Celebration of Project Dastaan Exhibit at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

Blogs May 22, 2025

SPICE collaborates with 2019 CatchLight Global Fellow Sparsh Ahuja, Founder and CEO of Project Dastaan.

From Presence to Dialogue: A Personal Reflection on Peace, Learning, and Difference

Blogs May 20, 2025

From Presence to Dialogue: A Personal Reflection on Peace, Learning, and Difference

Blogs May 20, 2025

Graduate student Wenxin Fu reflects on the impact of the SPICE/Stanford–Waseda intensive course on her academic and personal growth.

What Does It Mean to Be an American?: Reflections from Students (Part 11)

Blogs May 15, 2025

What Does It Mean to Be an American?: Reflections from Students (Part 11)

Blogs May 15, 2025

Reflections of eight students on the educational website “What Does It Mean to Be an American?”

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Historian Dr. Ignacio Ornelas Rodriguez Speaks at the Unveiling of the Bracero Legacy Mural in Chualar, California

Blogs May 13, 2025

Historian Dr. Ignacio Ornelas Rodriguez Speaks at the Unveiling of the Bracero Legacy Mural in Chualar, California

Blogs May 13, 2025

The Bracero Program was a series of laws that allowed the United States to recruit temporary guest workers from Mexico.

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Pros, Impressions, and Takeaways from the SPICE/Stanford–Waseda Intensive Course on Peacebuilding in East Asia

Blogs May 6, 2025

Pros, Impressions, and Takeaways from the SPICE/Stanford–Waseda Intensive Course on Peacebuilding in East Asia

Blogs May 6, 2025

Lindsay Baltzell, an undergraduate student at Waseda University, reflects on her experience participating in the SPICE/Stanford–Waseda intensive course.

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Experiencing Global Education Firsthand: The Profound Value of In-Person Education Reassessed in an Era of Digitalization

Blogs April 29, 2025

Experiencing Global Education Firsthand: The Profound Value of In-Person Education Reassessed in an Era of Digitalization

Blogs April 29, 2025

Makoto Nagasawa, a doctoral researcher at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Education, reflects on his experience in the SPICE-linked intensive seminar in the San Francisco Bay Area, led by Professor Hideto Fukudome.

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China Scholars Program Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2025

News April 22, 2025

China Scholars Program Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2025

News April 22, 2025

Applications are open for CSP’s “Introduction to Contemporary China” course. Interested students must apply by June 15, 2025.

Deepening Understanding: Insights from SPICE/Waseda Intensive Course on Peacebuilding in East Asia

Blogs April 15, 2025

Deepening Understanding: Insights from SPICE/Waseda Intensive Course on Peacebuilding in East Asia

Blogs April 15, 2025

Graduate student Geunhyung Kim reflects on her experience participating in the SPICE/Stanford-Waseda intensive course.

Announcing the Spring and Fall 2024 Stanford e-Japan Award Recipients

News April 8, 2025

Announcing the Spring and Fall 2024 Stanford e-Japan Award Recipients

News April 8, 2025

Congratulations to the students who have been named our top honorees and honorable mention recipients for 2024.

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Japan and the Myth of “Ethnic Homogeneity”: Reflecting on Contemporary Challenges

Blogs April 2, 2025

Japan and the Myth of “Ethnic Homogeneity”: Reflecting on Contemporary Challenges

Blogs April 2, 2025

Shotaro Yoshida, a PhD student in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Tokyo, shares his thoughts following a study tour to the San Francisco Bay Area led by Professor Hideto Fukudome.

The Yanai Tadashi Foundation and SPICE/Stanford University

Blogs March 20, 2025

The Yanai Tadashi Foundation and SPICE/Stanford University

Blogs March 20, 2025

Four Stanford freshmen Yanai Scholars reflect on their experiences.

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SPICE Provides Excellent Learning Opportunities for Japanese University Students

Blogs March 11, 2025

SPICE Provides Excellent Learning Opportunities for Japanese University Students

Blogs March 11, 2025

SPICE/Stanford collaborates with the Graduate School of Education at the University of Tokyo.

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Application Now Open for Stanford e-Entrepreneurship Japan Spring 2025

News February 25, 2025

Application Now Open for Stanford e-Entrepreneurship Japan Spring 2025

News February 25, 2025

Applications are now being accepted for the spring 2025 session. Interested high school students in Japan should apply by March 22, 2025.

Applications Open for the 2025 Stanford/SPICE East Asia Seminars for Teachers in Hawai‘i

News February 5, 2025

Applications Open for the 2025 Stanford/SPICE East Asia Seminars for Teachers in Hawai‘i

News February 5, 2025

High school teachers across Hawai‘i are encouraged to apply by February 25, 2025.

Between Individuality and Collective Good

Blogs January 28, 2025

Between Individuality and Collective Good

Blogs January 28, 2025

Different mindsets taught at American and Japanese schools

2025 SPICE/NCTA Virtual East Asia Seminar for High School Teachers: Now Accepting Applications!

News January 23, 2025

2025 SPICE/NCTA Virtual East Asia Seminar for High School Teachers: Now Accepting Applications!

News January 23, 2025

Free virtual seminar for high school teachers in California offers insights and expertise on East Asia and the Asian American experience.

“Instruments of a Beating Heart,” a Film by Ema Ryan Yamazaki

Blogs January 15, 2025

“Instruments of a Beating Heart,” a Film by Ema Ryan Yamazaki

Blogs January 15, 2025

Reflections on the film and recommendations for its use in U.S. schools

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Reflecting Over Tea: Thoughts on Stanford e-Bunri

Blogs December 17, 2024

Reflecting Over Tea: Thoughts on Stanford e-Bunri

Blogs December 17, 2024

Instructor Meiko Kotani reflects on Stanford e-Bunri, SPICE’s collaboration with Seibu Gakuen Bunri Junior and Senior High School in Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture.