Weekday Programs for BC students
[in-person and webinar sessions]
9/25 (Mon) – 9/29 (Fri)
2:30-3:30pm
All times listed are in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
You must use your BC email to register for Zoom sessions
| Date/Time | Topic | Speaker | Room |
| Sept. 25th (Mon) 2:30 – 3:30pm | Demon Slayer and Japan’s Taisho Era (In-Person or Online) Click Here to Register for Zoom | Kaho Hemmi BC alum | D Building, Room 106 |
| Sept. 26th (Tue) 2:30 – 3:30pm | Washoku (Japanese cuisine) and Longevity (In-Person or Online) Click Here to Register for Zoom | Sayuri Barritt Forty Love Nutrition | D Building, Room 106 |
| Sept. 27th (Wed) 2:30 – 3:30pm | Remembrance Gallery: Honoring Japanese Americans imprisoned at the Puyallup Fairgrounds during World War II (In-Person or Online) Click Here to Register for Zoom | Eileen Yamada Lamphere President of Puyallup Valley JACL Sharon Sobie Seymour Remembrance Gallery Project Manager Liz Dunbar Puyallup Valley Secretary and Fundraising Lead | D Building, Room 106 |
| Sept. 28th (Thu) 2:30 – 3:30pm | Traveling in Japan: Exploring Kobe City and Hyogo Prefecture (In-Person or Online) Click Here to Register for Zoom | Hyogo Business & Cultural Center | D Building, Room 106 |
| Sept. 29th (Fri) 2:30 – 3:30pm | Hands-On Taiko Workshop (In-Person Only) Register Here Limited to 20 BC students | Ringtaro Tateishi The School of TAIKO | A Building, Room 265 |
Demon Slayer and Japan’s Taisho Era
Sept. 25th (Mon)
2:30 – 3:30pm
D-Bldg Room 106
Click Here to Register for Zoom
Kaho Hemmi
You need to register with your BC email address for this webinar session OR attend the in-person session presented in D-bldg. Room 106 at 2:30 on Sept. 25 (Mon.)
This session will be repeated on Saturday
-Saturday session info here-
Summary
The popular anime, Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba) takes a great deal of inspiration from the Taisho era. This is the time in Japan when some of the disruptive aspects of western culture and customs, which had entered Japan during the Meiji era, started settling down.
Washoku (Japanese Cuisine) and Longevity
Sept. 26th (Tues)
2:30 – 3:30pm
D-Bldg Room 106
Click Here to Register for Zoom
Sayuri Barritt, RD CD
You need to register with your BC email address for this webinar session OR attend the in-person session presented in D-bldg. Room 106 at 2:30 on Sept. 26 (Tues)
This session will be repeated on Saturday
-Saturday session info here-
Summary
Born and raised in Japan, Sayuri came to the US at the age of 19 to study English and immerse herself in American culture. Dealing with personal health issues during her twenties in Seattle, she later came to realize the importance of nutrition on her health and happiness, and decided to pursue a degree in nutrition and dietetics.
Sayuri eventually became a Registered Dietitian by graduating from Bastyr University and completing a dietetic internship program through Iowa State University.
In 2021, she established her own private practice, Forty Love Nutrition, to empower others, especially women over 40 to be their best self through nutrition and body recomposition programs.
Japan is considered one of the healthiest countries in the world with a high population of centenarians. Health care costs per person are much lower than other developed countries. People in Japan, especially those living in Okinawa, maintain a happy, healthy, and active lifestyle by engaging in gardening, exercising, and getting involved in their community.
So, what is the Japanese secret to longevity and happiness through nutrition?
In this lecture, we will explore the traditional Japanese diet, known as Washoku, and the key nutrients and traditional cooking techniques that lead to optimal health. We will also go over how we can incorporate their happiness and health secrets to our own diet and lifestyle.
Remembrance Gallery: Honoring Japanese Americans imprisoned at the Puyallup Fairgrounds
during World War II
Sept. 27th (Wed)
2:30 – 3:30pm
D-Bldg Room 106
Click Here to Register for Zoom
Eileen Yamada Lamphere
President of Puyallup Valley JACL
Sharon Sobie Seymour
Remembrance Gallery Project Manager
Liz Dunbar
Puyallup Valley Secretary and Fundraising Lead
You need to register with your BC email address for this webinar session OR attend the in-person session presented in D-bldg. Room 106 at 2:30 on Sept. 27 (Wed)
This session will be repeated on Saturday
-Saturday session info here-
Summary
Puyallup Valley is a chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League, a national organization whose mission is to secure and safeguard the civil and human rights of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and all communities who are affected by injustice and bigotry. Puyallup Valley and its members work to preserve and educate about the wartime incarceration experience.
Members working on the future Remembrance Gallery include:
Eileen Yamada Lamphere, President of the Puyallup Valley JACL
Sharon Sobie Seymour, Project Manager
Liz Dunbar, Puyallup Valley Secretary and Fundraising Lead
This brief presentation will highlight the history of the Japanese community in the area. It will showcase the effects of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on the Japanese American population and the unjust imprisonment that followed with the signing of Executive Order 9066. We will share the personal experiences of the “Puyallup Assembly Center”, the largest concentration camp in the state. We will explain the violations of the civil, human, and constitutional rights of American citizens, and the lessons that must be learned so history does not repeat itself.
Traveling in Japan: Exploring Kobe City
and Hyogo Prefecture
Sept. 28th (Thurs)
2:30 – 3:30pm
D-Bldg Room 106
Click Here to Register for Zoom
Mira Pomerantz
Assistant Director, Hyogo Business & Cultural Center
Alejandro Llamas
Assistant Manager, Hyogo Business & Cultural Center
You need to register with your BC email address for this webinar session OR attend the in-person session presented in D-bldg. Room 106 at 2:30 on Sept. 28 (Thurs)
This session will not be repeated on Saturday
Summary
The Hyogo Business & Cultural Center (HBCC) is an organization devoted to facilitating the sister-state relationship between Washington State and Hyogo Prefecture in Japan. Since its opening in 1990, HBCC has been serving the local Washington community by promoting mutual understanding and international cooperation between the two regions.
Discover both the modern and historic sites of Hyogo Prefecture, known as a “Japan in Miniature.” Learn not only about Kobe City and its famed Kobe Beef, but also about the traditional Himeji Castle, the charming hot spring town Kinosaki Onsen, the alluring whirlpools of Awaji Island, and more. Don’t miss this opportunity to embark on a journey through time and culture in the heart of Japan’s Kansai region.
About the speakers:
Mira Pomerantz worked as a Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) as part of the JET Program in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture for 3 years. Working in a tourism office there, she now applies her Hyogo travel knowledge to her work as the Assistant Director of the Hyogo Business & Cultural Center.
Alejandro Llamas lived in Japan for four years, where he taught English at the junior high school and elementary school levels. He currently lives in Washington State and works at the Hyogo Business & Cultural Center as the Assistant Manager.
Hands-On Taiko Workshop (In-Person Only)
Sept. 29th (Fri)
2:30 – 3:30pm
A-Bldg Room 265
Register Here
(Limited to 20 BC students)
Ringtaro Tateishi, The School of TAIKO
Summary
Ringtaro Tateishi is a former member of Taiko drumming troupe Ondekoza and the co-founder of The School of TAIKO in Seattle. He started a new professional Taiko group Chikiri in 2014. His partner Asako also established Japan Creative Arts to popularize and develop Japanese traditional music and to fuse different cultures. They invited professional Taiko drummers to the Bellevue World Taiko Festival, including Yu Imafuku (2014), Akira Katogi (2016), Miyake Taiko Geino Doshikai (2018) from Japan and Kenny Endo (2017) from Hawaii.
From 1989 to 2000, he was a member of Ondekoza. As the artistic director of the group, he visited over 26 countries and held over 1,000 performances including Carnegie Hall in New York. From 2002 to 2009, he performed daily at Walt Disney World / Epcot in Florida and held concerts around the US as a member of Matsuriza.
Then, in the fall of 2009, he moved to the Seattle area to establish his own school and a professional group called Chikiri.
For more info: www.japancreativearts.com
Ringtaro is an awardee of 2022 Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program by Center for Washington Cultural Traditions, Humanities Washington and Arts WA