{"id":10398,"date":"2012-06-12T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/restocking-hope-in-japan\/"},"modified":"2023-04-19T11:19:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:19:35","slug":"restocking-hope-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/restocking-hope-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Restocking Hope in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n            \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=student\">Student<\/a><\/li>\n                  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The books have arrived in Sendai in northern Japan at Tohoku University, where they will be distributed to libraries being rebuilt after they were destroyed by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake that set off a tsunami in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>The book project is sponsored by the American Studies Association (ASA) and Japanese Association for American Studies (JAAS).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"border-width: 0px; padding-left: 100px; padding-bottom: 5px; width: 225px; padding-top: 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Japan-Books-1185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"><\/p>\n<h5>The more than 300 books collected by USC Norman Topping scholars in USC Dornsife&rsquo;s Japan Immersion Program arrived in Sendai in northern Japan. Photo courtesy of George Sanchez.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;I couldn&rsquo;t imagine not having access to academic thought,&rdquo; said Shamoiya Washington, a sophomore majoring in political science, who is among the seven USC Dornsife students set to travel to Japan. &ldquo;That is the case for many Japanese students who don&rsquo;t have books.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Before the tsunami, American studies libraries were abundant throughout Japan. Japanese people used the books to build on their English language skills and learn about United States history. With funding going toward reconstructing destroyed or damaged facilities, scholars have had trouble replacing the books in their newly rebuilt American studies libraries. In the north many of these libraries were completely wiped out, said George Sanchez, vice dean for diversity and strategic initiatives, and professor of American studies and ethnicity, and history in USC Dornsife.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;We thought this was a wonderful project for our students,&rdquo; said Sanchez, who heads the Japan Immersion Program. &ldquo;It connects us to associations near and dear to our hearts in Japan and it allows our students to connect to faculty here at USC.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For several of the first-generation college students, meeting professors to ask for the books marked their first visits to their offices. The task forced students to reach out to their professors.<\/p>\n<p>USC Dornsife freshman Rubi Garcia, who is undecided in her major, visited the office of Steven Lamy, vice dean for academic programs and professor of international relations in USC Dornsife, to pick up a few books. She took the opportunity to discuss with Lamy her upcoming trip to Japan and her research ideas.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donating books is a great way to give back,&rdquo; Garcia said. &ldquo;It allows us to demonstrate that we care not just about the USC community, we care about the global community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the students&#8217; adventures in Japan, read their blog at <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/america-and-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/america-and-the-world\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USC Norman Topping scholars in USC Dornsife\u2019s Japan Immersion Program have collected 300 books to donate to Japan\u2019s American studies libraries devastated by the 2011 earthquake and 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