Japanese exchange to host cultural event
August 8, 2013
907-474-5406
8/8/13
The 4-H Japanese exchange program will host a Japanese game and craft event from 2 – 3 p.m. on Aug. 15 in the Noel Wien Library auditorium.
Japanese youth in ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø for summer exchange and their host families will lead activities, including Japanese games and origami. Participants may also learn how to write their names in Japanese and decorate a fan.
A dozen Japanese youths are visiting Alaska from July 22 - Aug. 18 through the exchange program that promotes international friendship and global understanding. Four are staying with ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø families.
For information about the program, visit or email japanalaska@gmail.com. Host families with children aged 9 to 16 are being sought for the 2014 exchange. 4-H is the youth development program for the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension Service.
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Jill Holmgren, 907-455-6987.
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