Linfield was one of 48 institutions across the West Coast region to receive the commendation, presented by Hiroshi Furusawa, Consul General of Japan in Portland. The Oregon Department of Education and all schools in Oregon and Southwest Washington that host Japanese language programs received the Consul General’s Commendation.
The commendation was read aloud, first in Japanese, and then in English. A reception in honor of the consul and recognizing Linfield’s long tradition of Japanese education and study abroad programs followed, attended by Linfield faculty, friends and students.
“This is one of the pleasures of visiting the schools,” Furusawa said. “I am able to have a dialogue with the students. It’s rewarding, to say the least.”
Since 1976, Linfield’s long-standing partnership with sister university Kanto Gakuin University in Yokohama, Japan, has flourished. In addition, Linfield has established additional partnerships with Doshisha University in Kyoto; and Rikkyo University, Aoyama Gakuin University, Kokugakuin University and Rissho University, all in Tokyo. More than half of all Linfield graduates have studied outside the U.S., and the college pays the airfare for every student’s first study abroad experience.
Learn more about the Linfield College Japanese Studies program.
