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 Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks 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 ÐÔÓûÉç Cooperative Extension Service.
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Jill Holmgren, 907-455-6987.
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