Voices
Q&A with TOMODACHI Program Participants and TOMODACHI Alumni: Mizuki Sakai
In this interview, we spoke with Mizuki Sakai, a third-year student majoring in International Liberal Studies at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. Mizuki is an alumni of the TOMODACHI – U.S. Embassy Go for Gold Sports Leadership Program, and was&he...more
TOMODACHI Alumni Highlight: Ryo Inoue, from TOMODACHI Next Generation Summit 2024
For December’s alumni highlights, we highlighted Ryo Inoue, who delivered an inspiring speech at the Next Generation Summit’s Dinner Reception. Ryo is an alumnus of the 2018 TOMODACHI Microsoft iLEAP Social Innovation and Leadership Program, and he c...more
TOMODACHI Alumni Highlight: Hikari Igarashi, from TOMODACHI Next Generation Summit 2024
For December’s alumni highlights, we highlighted Hikari Igarashi, who is an alumna of the 2014-2015 TOMODACHI MetLife Women’s Leadership Program, and works at Women’s Eye as Executive Director. Launching the Single Mother Research Project, she has co...more
TOMODACHI Alumni Highlight: Sena Someya, from TOMODACHI Next Generation Summit 2024
This month’s alumni highlight features Sena Someya, who delivered an inspiring speech at the TOMODACHI Next Generation Summit 2024. Sena Someya is an alumna of the 2023 TOMODACHI Story Jam for Youth with Disabilities. She graduated from the Tokyo Uni...more
TOMODACHI Alumni Highlight: Keegan Rapp, from TOMODACHI Next Generation Summit 2024
This month’s alumni highlight features Keegan Rapp, who delivered an inspiring speech at the TOMODACHI Next Generation Summit 2024. Keegan is an alumnus of the 2020 TOMODACHI Generation: Morgan Stanley Ambassadors Program, a collaboration with The Wa...more
From Zoom to Room: Can TOMODACHI Alumni Build Lasting Bonds?
After months of connecting on Zoom as TOMODACHI regional representatives, we finally gathered in person, sharing an Airbnb for the U.S.-Japan Council conference. I’m Aika May Talavera, a TOMODACHI Core Committee Member for the Kyushu region and a Sen...more
Q&A with TOMODACHI Program Participants and TOMODACHI Alumni: Kotomi Ideishi
We conducted an interview survey with Kotomi Ideishi, a first-year master’s student majoring in Social Psychology at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Since Ms. Ideishi is originally from Kagoshima and Fukuoka Prefectures, she played as a ...more
Q&A with TOMODACHI Program Participants and TOMODACHI Alumni: Felix Garcia
In this interview, we spoke with Felix Garcia, a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Boston with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology and a minor in Japanese. Felix is an alum of the TOMODACHI Daiwa House Student Leadership&helli...more
