379th FADIG Meeting

Date:Saturday, May 17, 2008

Time:2:30-4:30p.m.

Place:Ten-noji Gakkan High School

Program: " Northern USA & Southern USA Compared "

by Mr.Stephen Hackney

Mr.Hackney was born in Atlanta, Georgia in the USA.  He grew up in both Atlanta, Georgia and Tallahassee, Florida.  He majored in Anthropology and Asian Studies at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. He came to Japan in August last year.  He is currently teaching English as an ALT at Ikino High School in Matsubara City.He enjoys studying Japanese language,Japanese history and Japanese art.  He loves leaning about other cultures.

This is his third speech for the FADIG meeting.  He made a speech for us in October and December last year.

378th FADIG Meeting

Date:Saturday, April 19th, 2008

Time: 2:30-4:30p.m.

Place: Ten-noji Gakkan High School

Program : " Foreign Culture Communities in the United States " 

by Mr. Russell Fronk

Mr.Fronk was born and raised in Florida, the USA.  He Studied criminology at Florida State University.  He came to Japan most recently in August, 2006.  He is currently teaching English at Osaka Ichiritsu High school.  He is interested in studying or furthering the field of criminology in Japan.

We would like to collect our membership fee 2000yen for the first half of this year in April.(Our annual fee is 4000yen.)

377th FADIG Meeting

Date:Saturday,February 16th,2008
Time:2:30-4:30p.m.
Place:Ten-noji Gakkan High School
Program:"My Hometown-Minnesota and Myself" 

by Mr.Todd Dahlquist

Mr.Dahlquist was born and brought up in Brooklyn Park,Minnesota in USA.He studied Japanese Studies and International Business at Gustarus Adolphus College.He came to Japan in August,2007.He is currently teaching English at Ichioka High School.He has been to China, England, Scotland and Australia.He is interested in go (3 dan),stock market,music,movies and business.

376th FADIG Meeting

Date:Saturday,January 26th,2008
Time:2:30-4:30 p.m.
Place:Ten-noji Gakkan High School
Program:" A Year in Toronto: Holidays, Festivals & Cultural Events"

by Mr.Shawn Hazelton

Mr.Hazelton was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He studied at the University of Toronto and at Sheridan College in the Co-op Art and Art History program. He came to Japan in February, 2001. He is currently teaching English as a NET (Native English Teacher) at junior high schools and elementary schools in Neyagawa.
He finds many things interesting. He often thinks about the inner workings of the human mind.
He has made a speech at our FADIG meeting before.

375th FADIG Meeting

Date:Saturday,December 8,2007
Time:2:30-4:30 p.m.
Place:Ten-noji Gakkan High School
Program:" American Anthropology: One student's Experience"

by Mr.Stephen Hackney

Mr.Hackney was born in Atlanta, Georgia in the USA. He grew up in both Atlanta, Georgia and Tallahassee, Florida. He majored in Anthropology and Asian Studies at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. He came to Japan in August this year. He is currently teaching English as an ALT at Ikuno High School in Matsubara City. He enjoys studying Japanese language, Japanese history and Japanese art. He loves learning about other cultures. He also loves music and plays the drum.
This is his second speech for the FADIG meeting. His first one was in October.

374th FADIG Meeting

Date:Saturday,November 10th,2007
Time:2:30-4:30 p.m.
Place:Ten-noji Gakkan High School
Program:" Some Personal Reflections of Life in Japan"

by Mr.Kenneth Chan

Mr.Chan was born in Hong Kong and brought up in the UK. He studied Electronic Engineering in the UK. He came to Japan in July, 2006. He is a pastor of international church at Ikoma and an English teacher at Tezukayama University in Ikoma, Nara. He is interested in the spiritual well-being of people; education, especially concerning children.

373rd FADIG Meeting

Date:Saturday,October 13,2007
Time:2:30-4:30 p.m.
Place:Ten-noji Gakkan High School
Program:" Multiculturalism in America"

by Mr.Stephen Hackney

Mr.Hackney was born in Atlanta, Georgia in the USA. He grew up in both Atlanta, Georgia and Tallahassee, Florida. He majored in Anthropology and Asian Studies at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. He came to Japan in August this year. He is currently teaching English as an ALT at Ikuno High School in Matsubara City. He enjoys studying Japanese language, Japanese history and Japanese art. He loves learning about other cultures. He also loves music and plays the drum.
We would like to collect our membership fee 2,000yen for the second half of this year in October. (Our annual fee is 4,000yen.)