A first-hand experience of dealing with inequality in the workforce prompted me to question this notion. Why is it that inequality still arises in different forms in a country where equality is valued? I found my answer to this being my own civic duty to help promote a more equitable society.

I wanted to raise awareness to an issue that is still prominent in our society, especially seen in the media. With the light of new issues, such as the infamous college admissions scandal, our society still has barriers for all to have an equal opportunity. I hope in this speech, I was able to convey my message of having people understand their power of civic duty can make a difference. By playing our roles in being activists, we can help fix pressing issues in our society that future generations will not have to worry about.

This project revolves around pop culture in japan. It explores their music, fashion and sports. Throughout this project, I was able to focus more on another culture which was new to me since I tend to stick to one thing. It was fun to explore more about japan’s pop culture, hopefully through my project I will be able to inspire others to do the same. It’s a great thing to learn about places outside of your own culture/country/etc.

This is a comic that I drew about Osamu Tezuka's life. Osamu Tezuka, AKA the Japanese Walt Disney, is the grandfather of manga (Japanese comics).

If you are ever around in Japan while wanting to meet cute animals and also wanting to eat delicious pastries these cafes might be the place for you. In these special cafes you can play with them and hold them. If you're also willing to spend a bit extra you may feed them with treats.

There are a lot of smartphones in the world, which means a lot of people can easily access apps. A large portion of this are games that have many effects on a person.

The video will explain why people wear yukata festivals. It will also explain what are in stalls during festivals and also why people join shrine festivals.

Comparing Japanese and American pop culture. Memes, Vines, and music!

Japan has very interesting pop-culture and it comes as no surprise that their charming work has made its way into various other cultures. However some pieces of Japanese media aren't really that well-known elsewhere, so allow Jonathan to pull back the curtain to some of his favorite Japanese media. You might just find yourself a new favorite TV show!

A brief introduction into shogi and how the pieces move. What the pieces are called in English and Japanese, and a video at the end to show a game and how its different from chess.

Different cultures and areas of the world have unique mannerisms that are considered to be customary. Here, you will find a bit more information on Japanese culture and table etiquette!

We learned a lot about Japanese cultures and also watched some cooking videos while doing the research which was very interesting. We may try it out. It was kind of hard at first, but we started actually reading and it became more interesting and I wanted to learn more about Japan and maybe one day we will go visit.

My project is about Japan animals and it mentions three specific endangered species, habitat destruction, and climate change.

My project is about the transportation in Japan, specifically on the trains. This will help someone who is looking to use the trains to travel around Japan.

I am most proud of the organization of the slides and the translation from English to Japanese. Translating the text from English to Japanese was not easy and took some time but I’m proud of my end product even if my Japanese isn’t perfect. I did end up learning more Kanji because of this project.

Something I would do differently to add more visuals and have more research on my topic. I feel like adding more pictures or even a GIF would have helped the presentation and give more detail. I also only really scratched the surface on my research and I know there is more I can learn with not only my topic but other things as well.

Our project focuses on the 2011 Japanese earthquake. We studied and researched how and why the earthquake affected Japan. We also added video examples of the Japanese earthquake. We already had some personal knowledge on the earthquake, so we decided to make our project on the earthquake.