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Important Perspective Towards Peace from SPICE/Waseda Intensive Course 2025 on Peacebuilding in East Asia

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Important Perspective Towards Peace from SPICE/Waseda Intensive Course 2025 on Peacebuilding in East Asia

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Undergraduate student Akari Kikuchi from the School of Social Sciences reflects on her experience participating in the SPICE/Stanford–Waseda intensive course.

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Ten-Year Anniversary of the “SPICE/Stanford e-Course on Global Health”

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Ten-Year Anniversary of the “SPICE/Stanford e-Course on Global Health”

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Reflections on my work with Principal Tsuyoshi Kudo and the students of Takatsuki Senior High School.

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Reflections on the 2024–25 Education Partnership for Internationalizing Curriculum (EPIC) Fellowship

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Reflections on the 2024–25 Education Partnership for Internationalizing Curriculum (EPIC) Fellowship

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SPICE’s Jonas Edman collaborated with seven EPIC Fellows in 2024–25.

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Celebrating a Year of Growth: SPICE Honors Top Students from Stanford e-Minamata 2024–2025

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Celebrating a Year of Growth: SPICE Honors Top Students from Stanford e-Minamata 2024–2025

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Reflections on the first Stanford e-Minamata award ceremony.

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Reflections on Dr. Mariko Yang-Yoshihara’s Lecture on STEAM Education

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Reflections on Dr. Mariko Yang-Yoshihara’s Lecture on STEAM Education

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Ryoya Shinozaki, 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.

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Reimagining Peace, One Perspective at a Time

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Reimagining Peace, One Perspective at a Time

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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China Scholars Program Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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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.

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The Yanai Tadashi Foundation and SPICE/Stanford University

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The Yanai Tadashi Foundation and SPICE/Stanford University

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Four Stanford freshmen Yanai Scholars reflect on their experiences.

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SPICE Provides Excellent Learning Opportunities for Japanese University Students

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SPICE Provides Excellent Learning Opportunities for Japanese University Students

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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

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Application Now Open for Stanford e-Entrepreneurship Japan Spring 2025

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

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

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

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

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Between Individuality and Collective Good

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Between Individuality and Collective Good

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Different mindsets taught at American and Japanese schools

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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Reflecting Over Tea: Thoughts on Stanford e-Bunri

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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.

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