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Happening today: Austin Peay to join Japanese universities at Nashville Cherry Blossom Conference

At this year’s Nashville Cherry Blossom Conference – 7-9 p.m. April 6 via Zoom – students from Austin Peay, Komatsu University and the Prefectural University of Hiroshima will host presentations exploring the deeper meanings of the cherry blossom and the Tennessee-Japan connection.  There will also be guest presentations from a teacher in Nagoya, Japan, and APSU alum, Justin Randall, who is teaching in Japan. After the event has concluded, APSU President Michael Licari and the Consul General Kayoko Fukushima of the Nashville consulate will give remarks.  “We are really excited to hold this conference and enjoy the participation of our Japanese colleagues,” said Dr. David Rands, associate professor of history and philosophy and director of Asian studies at APSU. “While the pandemic has reduced our ability to physically meet, Asian studies at APSU has taken advantage of our technological tools and is developing strong connections with our partners in Japan.”  If you are interested in attending this event, register here.  All presentations will be in both English and Japanese.

(Posted April 6, 20201)

At this year’s Nashville Cherry Blossom Conference – 7-9 p.m. April 6 via Zoom – students from Austin Peay, Komatsu University and the Prefectural University of Hiroshima will host presentations exploring the deeper meanings of the cherry blossom and the Tennessee-Japan connection.

There will also be guest presentations from a teacher in Nagoya, Japan, and APSU alum, Justin Randall, who is teaching in Japan. After the event has concluded, APSU President Michael Licari and the Consul General Kayoko Fukushima of the Nashville consulate will give remarks.

“We are really excited to hold this conference and enjoy the participation of our Japanese colleagues,” said Dr. David Rands, associate professor of history and philosophy and director of Asian studies at APSU. “While the pandemic has reduced our ability to physically meet, Asian studies at APSU has taken advantage of our technological tools and is developing strong connections with our partners in Japan.”

If you are interested in attending this event, register here.

All presentations will be in both English and Japanese.

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