Center for Asian Studies
Tom Ikeda, founder of Japanese American Legacy Project, to give keynote address at ÀϾÅÆ·²è event on Feb. 23.
What do a rubber company, a meat exporter and a multinational conglomerate have in common? All have offices in Japan and are part of the first student internships organized through the Center for Asian Studies at ÀϾÅÆ·²è.
Generally, ‘voluntourism’ is a poor substitute for traditional development work. Most projects are short-term, organizations that promote voluntouring don’t always ‘understand the place where it happens,’ and travelers typically don’t have skills needed for particular projects, researchers find.