Special Talk: How I Met? How I Thought?: My Research on Waka Yamada, Modern Japanese Feminist

Dr. Rika Saito, a professor of World Languages and Literatures in the College of Arts and Sciences at WMU, will give a special talk March 11 in partnership with the Soga Japan Center.

The lecture, "How I Met? How I Thought?: My Research on Waka Yamada, Modern Japanese Feminist," is at 1 p.m. in 3025 Brown Hall. This program is free and open to the public.

The Soga Japan Center is a unit of the Haenicke Institute for Global Education. 

The Diether H. Haenicke Institute for Global Education, established in 1998, fosters an environment that supports the global engagement of the WMU community. Its offices assist more than 1,170 international students on campus and nearly 1,000 WMU degree-seeking students studying at partner institutions in China and Taiwan.

The Institute facilitates short- and long-term study abroad programs for students, faculty and staff. It also hosts a variety of global learning activities to encourage a more globally engaged southwest Michigan. These initiatives include designing and promoting scholarship and academic opportunities; providing outreach to area K-12 schools; hosting lectures, panels and events; and showcasing arts, entertainment and culture from around the world.

More information at www.wmich.edu/global.