●❿●❻・●❼●❹・●❺ILAFIODWAEMAIntroduction GO! GO! NIHON ●❷Information■Ⅰ▶■Ⅱ●●●❾Japan Education Fair in Hawaii ●❸・●❽●●●⓫INDEXIn the summer of 2024, she reunited with the host family from her study abroad at Konan University in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.URL▶https://daigakushinbun.com/ E-mail▶info@daigakushinbun.comINCORPORATING No.16, 2024 [Summer Special Issue]Brief Guides to Studying in Japanvol.16Hawaii EditionJapanese in Hawaii.any people have the impression that the Japanese language is difficult. There is no doubt that it is difficult, but I think if it is something you like, you can work hard at it. I recommend learning Japanese from something you are interested in, like listening to your favorite Japanese music, reading books, or watching TV. For example, even if you are not good at reading and writing, you might be able to write kanji related to your favorite food, so deepening your learning from what you love might be better.lso, and this is not limited to Japanese, motivation is important when learning a language. Setting goals like “I want to be able to read manga in Japanese and understand it!” or “I want to talk to someone I admire in Japanese!” can lead to improvement in your Japanese.Ms. Nancy Kishi-Char grew up in an environment where she felt familiar with the Japanese language from an early age, having been raised in a Japanese family. She currently teaches Japanese to students at Waipahu High School (Hawaii, USA). We asked Ms. Nancy Kishi-Char to look back on her life so far and share some memories from her university days, along with tips on learning Japanese.―We heard that you had been blessed with opportunities to interact with Japanese language from a young age.was born in Guam and moved to Hawaii when I was two years old. My grandparents on my father's side were from Wakayama Prefecture and I am a third-generation Japanese American. My mother is from Tokyo, and Her family spoke Japanese to me from a young age. During summer vacations in elementary school, I visited Japan several times. Although my life was half in English and half in Japanese, by the time I was in elementary school, most of my conversations were in English.ooking back, I started seriously studying Japanese in the 4th grade.From then on until middle school, I studied Japanese in an after-school program that my father had applied for. After fi nishing middle school, I continued my Japanese studies in high school, choosing Japanese classes from my second to fourth years at Waiakea High School (Hawaii, USA).―What classes did you take at the University of Hawaii?fter graduating from high school, I went on to the University of Hawaii (Hawaii, USA) and majored in Japanese language. This gave me many opportunities to come into contact with Japanese culture, and I also took classes in Japanese literature. I was able to encounter many Japanese literary works, although they were translated into English.or example, I devoured books like Murasaki Shikibu's “The Tale of Genji,” Osamu Dazai's “No Longer Human,” and Yasunari Kawabata's “Snow Country.”“The Tale of Genji” was a love story, so I enjoyed it more than I had imagined. Although “No Longer Human” is a diffi cult work, I felt I was able to touch a little on the Japanese spirit. When I visited Japan, I also thoroughly read Soseki Natsume's “Kokoro.” It was quite challenging to read, but I was deeply impressed.―We heard you studied in Japan while you were at the University of Hawaii.n my third year at the University of Hawaii, I studied abroad in Japan for a year. I studied at Konan University (Kobe City). At Konan University, I mainly focused on studying Japanese. In the morning, I took Japanese classes, and in the afternoon, I studied Japanese mostly in English.f course, it was possible to take other regular classes if I wanted to study further, but I had the impression that it would be harder to balance Japanese and other classes, so I specialised in Japanese language studies.uring my childhood, I often visited Tokyo, but the campus of Konan University, where I studied, is located in Kobe. Even though both are in Japan, the atmosphere and local culture of Kobe are very different, and I found it very new and exciting. It was also my first visit to Japan without my family, so it was a significant experience. During my stay in Japan, I joined a homestay program with a local family. I was able to deepen my relationship with my homestay family and I still keep in touch with them now.―Please tell us what made you decide to become a Written in two languages［Ms. Bailey Onaga］●Profi leMs. Nancy Kishi-Char was born in Guam and moved to Hawaii at the age of 2 where she was raised in a Japanese family. She studied Japanese from 4th grade through middle school and at Waiakea High School. She went on to major in Japanese at the University of Hawaii, and during her studies, spent a year studying abroad in Japan. Afterward, she became a Japanese language teacher at Nanakuli High School and Kalani High School in Hawaii. She currently teaches at Waipahu High School and has taught Japanese to many students over the years.Japanese language teacher.hen I entered university, I did not have a strong determination to become a Japanese language teacher. Although I vaguely wanted to become a teacher, I also liked math just as much, so there was a time when I was unsure about which path to take in the future However, I guess I ultimately loved Japanese, as I decided to aim to become a Japanese language teacher.―I have taught Japanese to many students.s a Japanese language teacher, I have taught many students Japanese at Nanakuli High School and Kalani High School in Hawaii. Currently, I am teaching at Waipahu High School. At Nanakuli High School, the classes were small, so I have fond memories of doing various activities and having fun with students. At Kalani Ms. Nancy Kishi-Char (middle of the front row), currently teaching Japanese at Waipahu High School.High School, there were many students of Japanese descent, with about 160 students studying Japanese each year. Currently, there are many Filipino students at Waipahu High School.ach student has different reasons for learning Japanese. There were many students of Japanese descent at Kalani High School who wanted to speak the language of their roots and talk to their families in Japanese. Waipahu High School has many Filipino students, and I have the impression that many of them have become interested in the Japanese language and culture, and have started studying Japanese. Many students are interested in Japanese manga, animation, music, games, and entertainment.―Please give a message to young people studying Special InterviewJapanese CultureALL THE NEWS & TOPICS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSLet's make your likes and interests a driving force and improve your “Japanese language skills”.Ms. Nancy Kishi-Char進路新聞The Shinro Shimbun
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