A major component of Youth in Action is community outreach. Youth in Action members teach Japanese Language and Culture classes in local schools, enrichment programs and summer camps. If you would like YIA to visit your school or program please contact us at
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Not only do we do community service in Colorado but also in Japan. Here's what Jack, YIA 2012 had to say about his experience volunteering for tsunami cleanup in Japan.
"While I was in Japan I was able to participate in two days of community service in areas of Miyagi prefecture that were devastated by the 2011 tsunami. During the first day I was
able to tour some of the destruction in a small town called Minamisanrikucho on
our way to the kindergarten. Some of the kids at the kindergarten lost their
older siblings when the elementary school was hit by the tsunami and this small
part of Japan had not received much notice compared to some of the bigger towns
devastated by the tsunami. We were one of the first people to come and spend
time with these kids who had gone through such a tragedy. It was such a unique
experience to go from such somber feelings to the joy of spending time with the
kids, who I knew would never forget our visit as I will never forget
them. The second day is what completely changed my perspective in terms of community
service. On the second day, we traveled to Sendai in Miyagi prefecture and rode
bicycles to where we would be working. Our main goal was to prepare an area of
land that had been hit by the tsunami. The land was full of rubble and we had to
make it arable again so it could be used as a garden.
This was an amazing experience because we worked with a man from Canada
and a man from Mexico so it seemed like we were representing the entire
continent of North America!
- Jack 2012 Youth In Action student
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Not only do we do community service in Colorado but also in Japan. Here's what Jack, YIA 2012 had to say about his experience volunteering for tsunami cleanup in Japan.
"While I was in Japan I was able to participate in two days of community service in areas of Miyagi prefecture that were devastated by the 2011 tsunami. During the first day I was
able to tour some of the destruction in a small town called Minamisanrikucho on
our way to the kindergarten. Some of the kids at the kindergarten lost their
older siblings when the elementary school was hit by the tsunami and this small
part of Japan had not received much notice compared to some of the bigger towns
devastated by the tsunami. We were one of the first people to come and spend
time with these kids who had gone through such a tragedy. It was such a unique
experience to go from such somber feelings to the joy of spending time with the
kids, who I knew would never forget our visit as I will never forget
them. The second day is what completely changed my perspective in terms of community
service. On the second day, we traveled to Sendai in Miyagi prefecture and rode
bicycles to where we would be working. Our main goal was to prepare an area of
land that had been hit by the tsunami. The land was full of rubble and we had to
make it arable again so it could be used as a garden.
This was an amazing experience because we worked with a man from Canada
and a man from Mexico so it seemed like we were representing the entire
continent of North America!
- Jack 2012 Youth In Action student