Japan Disaster Relief
Spotlight
Hong Pu
Ph.D. Student in Language Education and Volunteer
Hong Pu is passionate about language education. As an EASC volunteer, she has taught Chinese to kindergarteners, shared Chinese culture at a middle school, and demonstrated calligraphy to college students. She plans to work as a teacher, researcher, and administrator at a teacher’s college when she returns to China, and her volunteer work has given her a unique opportunity to learn about the American education system while also sharing Chinese language and culture. “I really appreciate how EASC acts as a bridge connecting IU’s international students and the Bloomington community,” she says. “These experiences in the U.S. will undoubtedly have an influence on me as a language educator in China.”
Japan Disaster Relief
The students, faculty, and staff of the East Asian Studies Center extend our deep concern and condolences to the people of Japan and to all those who have been affected by the recent earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear radiation crisis.
As part of a campus-and community-wide response, EASC cosponsored a teach-in and benefit event on March 30 (see additional details and the program here) and a graduate student forum on April 19 (see details here).
Ways to Give
Japan Foundation’s recommendations
Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/USA) & Center for Public Resources Development (CPRD)
Japan-America Society of Indiana
Other suggestions here
