Inspired by her study abroad experience last year at Obirin University in Japan, Johanna Gunawan sought an opportunity to return to the East Asian nation this past summer.
Inspired by her study abroad experience last year at Obirin University in Japan, Johanna Gunawan sought an opportunity to return to the East Asian nation this past summer.
Gunawan, SSH ’17, found the opportunity in the Japan-America Student Conference, a student-led academic and cultural exchange program that brings together students to gain a better understanding of each other’s nations.
“A Japanese politics course led to my application to JASC,” Gunawan said. “It taught me a lot about the Japanese system of governance, including gender politics, the size of the government, the economics of bureaucracy, and more. The content of that course piqued my curiosity and made me want to continue learning more.”
