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Amidst the bustling crowds at Commons and McEwen dining halls, language faculty and students sit around a table to enjoy a meal while conversing in their chosen studied language. Hamilton’s “language tables,” as they are known, provide both valuable speaking experience and community building opportunities.

Kyoko Omori, associate professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures (Japanese), published a book review of The Culture of the Sound Image in Prewar Japan in the September 2022 issue of Pacific Affairs hosted by The University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Hamilton’s highest awards for teaching were presented to four faculty members by Dean of Faculty Suzanne Keen during the May 3 faculty meeting.

Kyoko Omori, associate professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures (Japanese), delivered an in-person talk titled “The Audacity of Radio: Democracy, Censorship, and the Political Satire of Miki Toriro in Occupied Japan” at Colgate University on March 7.

Kyoko Omori, associate professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures (Japanese), presented a talk titled “The Audacity of Radio: Democracy, Censorship, and the Political Satire of Miki Toriro in Occupied Japan” at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Public Affairs on Nov. 19.

Kyoko Omori, associate professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures (Japanese), curated a short story about early 20th-century Japanese migrants in the US, titled "White-Collared Migratory Birds."

Kyoko Omori, associate professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures (Japanese), gave an invited talk at the University of Rochester on April 9.

An interest in Japanese language and culture led Faby Alvarez ’22 to participate in the 72nd Japan-America Student Conference (JASC), a program that brings students from the two countries together to research, study, and discuss Japan-U.S. relations across a breadth of topics. The highly competitive program emphasizes building connections across cultures through reflective, educational conversations.