HTIC Updates : Student Presentation Day, W'10 Term
2010/4/20 10:00:00
HTIC Updates

Student Presentation day for Winter term 2010 was held on March 17. Presentations began with a vodcast by Jeffrey Mead’s Speech 151(Personal and Public Speech) entitled "Hawaii Tokai News Special Report: Japanese Embassy Visits Hawaii in 1860." Following the vodcast, the class presented a certificate from State government officials to Chancellor Yoshikawa commemorating the historic visit by the first Japanese Embassy to Hawaii 150 years ago.

Other presentations included readings by British Literature students of famous speeches from Hamlet; Humanities 100 students presenting what they had learned about "Coming of Age," their theme for the term; IS 192 students reporting their experiences in Volunteer Service Learning; and Political Science 222 students presenting how Japan viewed the arrival of Western “black ships” in the 19th century and the shogun’s decision to open Japan to more trade with the West. Students in HIST 209 (East Asian Civilizations I) told the audience about "Family Life in East Asian History, ca. 1000-1500 CE," and "Buddhism in East Asia, Pre-1800 CE," and Japanese 102 students showed a video they had made in Japanese with English subtitles that told a tale of their efforts to track down the culprit who had murdered their teacher.

The day culminated in a presentation by the Chorus class, including solo performances, songs sung in Hawaiian, and a medley of songs from the 60’s. It made a resounding climax to the day’s presentations.

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