Maoko Umeda

BA of Society and Culture at Yokohama National University, Japan

International Experience

• I studied at Prince Edward University in Canada for a short time when I was a university student.
• After that, I worked for a local government in Japan on exchange programs with sister and friendship cities outside of Japan

Why do you enjoy working with International Students?

I have been dispatched to this university as a JOI (Japan Outreach Initiative) coordinator to promote Japanese culture to the U.S., so I think that I am in a close position to the international students.

I think I can share each other's backgrounds, experiences, etc. with people from outside the U.S., and I enjoy it.