Hajimemashite!

Hi volunteers!

My name is Jenny Seki and I am the Volunteers Coordinator here at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i.  We have over 250 volunteers on our roster and I think I have only met about 40% of you, so I hope we will have a chance to meet in the future!  Below is the introduction of me that was printed in the November issue of Legacies.

Jennifer (Jenny) Seki joined the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i as part-time Volunteers Coordinator  in September 2009. She has been a member of the Cultural Center and has volunteered at the New Year's 'Ohana Festival and Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun Fest for the past few years. Jennifer is excited to have the opportunity to help support and expand the Volunteers Program at the Cultural Center.

As a Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program participant from 2001 to 2004, Jennifer lived and worked in the small town of Kiyama in Saga Prefecture and gained not only an appreciation of the Japanese culture and people, but a love for teaching as well. She is currently pursing a Master of Education Licensure in Secondary Education degree at Chaminade University with plans to teach either middle school or high school science in the future.

In addition to her ties with the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i, she is active with the JET Program Alumni Association of Hawai'i and the Japan America Society of Hawai'i and hopes to facilitate more exchange between these organizations through volunteer activities.