Teaching the History of U.S. Foreign Relations During the Invasion of Iraq – Joseph Michael Henning – Japan 2002-03
At Japan’s Tohoku University in 2002-2003, I taught courses on the history of U.S. foreign relations to upper-level undergraduate and graduate students. During the break between the fall and spring semesters in March 2003, the United States invaded Iraq. I initially had planned to address the 9/11 attacks and U.S. responses to them in the […]
Sea Urchins, Kabuki Theater, and an Ocean of Memories in Japan – Lisanne Winslow – Japan 2009
My 2009 Fulbright experience at the Misaki Marine Biological Station (MMBS), University of Tokyo, was one of the most memorable and transformative experiences of my life. As a marine biologist and cellular immunologist, I worked with renowned marine scientists in a satellite campus situated at the edge of Sagami Bay. The professional experience was stimulating […]
Japan, Up Close and Extremely Shareable – Wendy Weiner – Japan 1985
My Fulbright scholarship filled in all the cracks for what I was not able to learn while studying at Columbia University’s East Asian Institute or while in Japan the year before as an honored guest of the Japanese government. During my first trip, I traveled throughout Japan for the purpose of immersing myself in Japan’s […]
The Lasting Value of a Korean Fulbright Experience – Thomas J Wegren – South Korea 1984
My approaches to teaching, my perspectives on interpreting piano and music compositions, and my artistic vision were profoundly expanded by my enriching, year-long cultural experience as a Senior Fulbright Scholar in Korea in 1984 and 1985. Let me tell some of the story. I taught at Yeungnam Univeristy in Korea’s third city, Taegu. My year […]
Give Back to my Birth Country – Piyavan Sukalakamala – Thailand 2013
I was born in Thailand. After all of the education I received in the United States, I always wanted to give back to my birth country. As a Fulbright Scholar, I had an opportunity to teach at Bangkok University, Thailand during Summer 2013. I felt fortunate to return to Thailand in this capacity as it […]
History in the Making – Marcy Tanter – South Korea 2018
When I arrived at the Fulbright building in Seoul, I had no idea what lay ahead. I was nervous. The director, Mrs. Jai Ok Shim, greeted me and introduced me to the staff that immediately put me at ease. The warmth and friendliness in that office were crucial to my Fulbright success because they made […]
Creating a Portraiture of the Indigenous Inhabitants of Taiwan – Brenda Zlamany – Taiwan 2011
In 2011, I received a Fulbright fellowship for my project entitled “Creating a Portraiture of the Indigenous Inhabitants of Taiwan.” In this project, I traveled to 33 places in Taiwan, primarily aboriginal villages. I persuaded 888 people from diverse socioeconomic groups to sit for watercolor portraits that I made from direct observation using a camera […]
A Fulbrighter in China: Constructing a Platform for a Cultural Dialogue between Confucianism and American Pragmatism
The Fulbright Mission Statement is rather clear: to promote better relations between the United States and other countries in the world. And probably the most important international relationship in the first decades of the 21st century is that between the remaining superpower with the most developed economy, America, and most populace country with the fastest […]