In the summer of 2015, I interned at Temple University’s Japan Campus Communications department through the Institute for Contemporary Asian Studies. During the internship I worked with professors Carr and Herrera to edit four different short documentaries, focusing on Tokyo, Mumbai, Manila, and Dhaka. I also conducted contextual research and learned about many social issues in Asia. My responsibilities included logging footage, adding subtitles, editing and finalizing the projects.I also recorded and photographed many of the ICAS evening public lecture events, and attended a course on contemporary Japanese film and anime. I was able to attend many of the ICAS events with the other interns such as the embassy and U.S. naval and air bases tours, as well as gain access to events at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club.
My time at Temple tested and helped me improve my Japanese and Mandarin Chinese language skills.
You can read more about the fellowship program HERE.