People's University: Japanese Culture: Class 1: Introduction to Japanese Culture with Yukata Try-On

May 04, 2023
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Class 1: Introduction to Japanese Culture with Yukata Try-On

This interactive program will survey different aspects of Japanese culture, such as popular food, anime, travel destinations, and Japanese alphabets and language. It will feature a try-on of a Yukata, a type of Japanese traditional clothing that is lighter, more casual, and versatile than a standard kimono; a garment somewhere between breezy summer dress and robe.

Instruction By West Liberty University Japanese Outreach Initiative (J.O.I.)-

What is Japanese Outreach Initiative –J.O.I.?

The Japan Outreach Initiative (J.O.I.) is a joint program of the Global Partnerships Department of the Japan Foundation in Japan and the Laurasian Institution, USA that brings volunteer Japanese coordinators to regions of the United States where Japanese culture has been less accessible.

This two-year program provides JOI coordinators an opportunity to engage their American community in Japanese-theme programming; from lectures to hands-on elementary school activities to events focusing on traditional Japanese art forms. 

West Liberty University through the Rollie Williams International Center has been selected as a host site for J.O.I. Program from 2022 through 2024. In August 2022, Manami Kawazoe arrived from Kyoto, Japan and will stay in West Liberty for two years. While in West Liberty, her mission is to promote awareness and understanding of Japan through activities and events for culture exchange.

People's University: Japanese Culture

CLASS SCHEDULE:
Class 1: Thursday, May 4 — 7PM - Basic Introduction to Japanese Culture with Yukata Try-On
Class 2: Thursday, May 11 — 7PM- The Art of Origami
Class 3: Thursday, May 18 —  7PM - Japanese Calligraphy
Class 4: Thursday, May 25 — 7PM - The Japanese Tea
Class 5: Thursday, June 1 — 7PM - Making Onigiri

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In 1951, the Ohio County Public Library's librarian, Virginia Ebeling, referenced British historian Thomas Carlyle, who said, “the public library is a People’s University,” when she initiated a new adult education program with that name. Miss Ebeling charged the library with the responsibility of reaching “as many people in the community as possible.” In keeping with that tradition of public libraries as sanctuaries of free learning for all people, the Ohio County Public Library revived the series in 2010.

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