 
Association of Teachers of Japanese in Oregon (ATJO)
FLL Department
c/o Portland State University
P.O. Box 751
Portland, OR 97207
Professor Suwako Watanabe
(503)725-5284
ATJO is a membership
organization for teachers and professors of Japanese in
the State of Oregon and SW Washington. ATJO sponsors
workshops for teachers and publishes a quarterly
newsletter with information for teachers of Japanese.
Oregon Department of
Education
Public Service Building
255 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
International Programs Specialist
The Oregon Department of
Education has an Education program specialist who manages
all foreign language and international programs for the
state. ODE also implements an annual Trust called the
Kyotaru Trust which provides 6 Oregon teachers with the
opportunity to visit Japan and conduct research each
year. In addition, ODE implements exchange programs with
Toyama Prefecture, Oregon's Sister State in Japan.
Oregon International
Council
P.O. Box 111
Salem, OR 97308-0111
Bob Willner
Executive Director
(503) 375-5447
Sponsors a variety of day-long,
week-end and summer seminars on Japanese society and
culture for elementary and secondary school teachers.
Maintains a video and film library with a significant
number of Japanese titles.
Oregon University System
Japanese Language Project
Office of Academic Affairs
P.O. Box 3175
Eugene, OR 97403
(541) 346-5699
The Japanese Language Project
provides support to teachers of Japanese throughout the
State of Oregon. They are responsible for developing the
Benchmarks for Japanese language education in Oregon and
have recently completed development of the Oregon
Japanese Oral Performance Assessment.
Portland Japanese
School
Park Plaza
West, #600
10700 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy.
Portland, OR 97005
(503) 644-9579
The Portland Japanese School is
managed by the Shokookai of Portland. The school meets
every Saturday during the school year and is in session
every day during the summer vacation. Enrollment is
generally limited to children whose parents are employed
by Shokookai member firms.
Portland State University
MIM (Master of International Management) Program(School of Business Administration)
An MIM degree is for those who want to be leaders in the international business arena. The MIM program provides you with international rather than general business skills. Not only do you acquire a proficiency in a foreign language, but a deep knowledge of the political and economic environments in which the leaders of the global economy work.
Center for Japanese Studies
The Center for Japanese Studies (CJS) at PSU supports research on Japan and the Japanese-American experience and provides a forum for related academic activities and the exchange of ideas. The Center is committed to preparing PSU students to become leaders in business, government, arts, and the academy by fostering cross-cultural understanding. It seeks to facilitate understanding of Japan as well as the Japanese-American experience among students, faculty, and the greater Portland community through a variety of curricular and outreach programs.
World
Affairs Council of Oregon (WACO)
620 SW Main #333
Portland, OR 97205
(503) 274-7488
WACO is a non-profit membership
organization that develops and implements international
programs. WACO administers the AID International Visitors
Program, a School Visitor Program that sends university
students from countries around the world into Oregon
schools for cultural exchange and sponsors a variety of
lectures, workshops and other programs on issues of
international importance including Japan-related topics.
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Japan-America Society of Oregon
312 NW Second Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97209
Phone: 503.552.8811 Fax: 503.552.8815
email:
info@jaso.org
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