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Students from Okinawa tour America
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TWO Worlds Students from Okinawa, Japan who are attending school
at Marylhurst College in Marylhurst, Oregon recently visited Grand Ronde
and toured the Tribal offices and the day use park on the Reservation. The
students, who traveled here on an interesting school bus, also performed
for the staff and the second grade classes at Grand Ronde Elementary School.
The performance was a mixture of song and dance in traditional Japanese
culture. The elementary school students just happened to be studying Ja
pan at the time of the Okinawan students' visit.
By Justin Phillips
A different culture with different surroundings embarked on Tribal grounds
on March 15.
Hosted by the Tribe's Public Information Office, approximately 25 Japa
nese students toured Tribal facilities and the Reservation.
The Japanese college students were on a spring break vacation here in the
United States for three weeks studying different cultures and tourism.
The students performed a dance in the Tribal Governance Center's Atrium.
Several Tribal staff and two second grade classes from Grand Ronde El
ementary watched as they danced to Japanese music.
Willie Mercier, Web Designer, videotaped the performance. In the near
future, this is something that will be featured on our website.
"It was really interesting to watch them dance," said Ed Larsen, Tribal
Council. "They really loved the (Tribal) pins that we handed out to them."
The students did not speak English very well, so they had brought with
them two translators.
The students were armed with cameras, both video and still.
While here in Oregon, they stayed with host families. The students are
currently attending Marylhurst University in Marylhurst, Oregon part of
the Pacific International Academy where they are also studying the En
glish language.
A second group of 20 high school students toured the Rez on March 27.
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