苦難の克服
Surviving The Storm Tsuda College Emergency Committee In the early 1900s, one of the few institutions of higher education for women in Japan was Tsuda College (originally known as the Women’s English School) in Tokyo. The school was named after its founder, Umeko Tsuda, who was educated in the U.S. and possessed close connections to the Quaker community. Tsuda College opened in the year 1900 and was a truly pioneering institution as one of the only places in Japan that provided women with advanced vocational training in fields other than domestic work. Over the next twenty years, the school grew in prestige as an elite institution of learning and produced […]
変革への呼びかけ
Calls for Change In 1872, the Japanese government issued the “Gakusei” order requiring all children in the country to receive a primary education. Secondary schools followed shortly thereafter and Japan’s university system gradually became more robust. However, these developments were not enjoyed equally by male and female students. In the beginning, female attendance at primary school lagged far behind male attendance and for many decades after the edict, the schools themselves were generally gender-segregated. Furthermore, secondary schools for girls usually served limited purposes and only prepared them for careers in teaching (at the primary school level), domestic work, or the arts. And finally, at the university level, there was virtually […]
Introduction – Quakers
Introduction The Religious Society of Friends, whose members are widely known as Quakers, is well known for its indelible impact on the history of the United States. From founders like William Penn, to presidents such as Herbert Hoover, women’s rights leaders Lucretia Mott and Alice Paul, and even cultural icons like James Dean, the legacy of Quaker contributions is etched into the physical and cultural landscape of America. What may be more surprising for some to hear is that the legacy of the Religious Society of Friends is not limited to the United States, nor to western Europe where the movement began. Indeed, Quaker contributions can be seen all over […]
太平洋を越えたフレンズ
Courtesy of Tsuda University ArchivesCourtesy of Tsuda University ArchivesCourtesy of Keisen JogakuenFrom the collection of Steve Sundberg, OldTokyo.com Previous slide Next slide Friends from Yonder Shores Quakers, New York, and Women’s Education in Japan Sweet, poignant memories surged through me, of a ‘cherry-tree of yonder shore’ growing in my mother’s village…To the many who have crossed to Yonder Shore, I make sincere acknowledgement for the help they gave me in different ways. If the story of my life brings the East and the West, particularly Japan and America, even a little closer to mutual understanding and appreciation, the greater credit is due to the friends along my path who have […]
Foreign Dignitaries
Exchange Students President Grant President Ulysses S. Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) left a strong impression on both the Iwakura Mission and the Meiji Emperor of Japan. Grant would have a number of interactions between the Iwakura Mission in 1872 and the core leadership of the Meiji government in 1879 during his 74-day visit to Japan, where he dialogued with the Emperor and the upper echelons of the government elite. Grant held a keen interest in developing America’s diplomatic ties with greater Asia and had specific soft-diplomacy aims of his own when the Iwakura Mission arrived at the White House. As such, though the Iwakura Mission was […]
Exchange Students
Exchange Students Sutematsu Ōyama Sutematsu Ōyama (1860 – 1919) was one of five girls sent with the Iwakura Mission to receive an American education. She initially lived in New Haven, Connecticut, before moving to Poughkeepsie, New York to attend Vassar College. In addition to graduating magna cum laude, she became the first Japanese woman to obtain a college degree. She also obtained a nursing degree before returning to Japan in 1882. Despite her inability to read or write Japanese, she rose through the ranks of society and obtained the title of princess. She also helped found several schools for women, one of which would later become Tsuda University. Source Shigeko […]
Iwakura Mission Members
Iwakura Tomomi Ambassador Plenipotentiary Tomomi Iwakura (October 26, 1825 – July 20, 1883) was adopted as the son and heir of the wealthy and powerful Iwakura family. With prowess, he was able to position himself as a member of a small group of conspirators who brought about the Meiji Restoration (1868), thereby ending the reign of the previous shogunate. The new leadership, which leveraged the reputation of the Meiji emperor as a force for modernization, aimed to study Western systems of education, government, economics, and legislation, among other modes of thought. To assist with this goal, Iwakura was selected to lead a delegation of over 50 senior government officials on […]
Receptions & Media Coverage
Receptions and Media Coverage “At about 12 o’clock a shout of ‘Here they come!’ from the crowd…”“The reception given them…was one of the most brilliant affairs of the kind seen here for years.” “…I am sure the whole heart of the American nation will leap up to welcome the noble ambassadors of our sister nation.” In nearly every American town and city, the Iwakura Mission was greeted by the formal entourages of politicians and prominent citizens, who treated them to lavish banquets and demonstrations. Crowds often gathered to catch a glimpse of the esteemed representatives from Japan. The mission’s progress was monitored by American newspapers of all size and scale, […]
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Video Training
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