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2009 Rainbow Student
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE 2009 RAINBOW STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM TO JAPAN The Japanese Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Foundation is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for its 12th annual Rainbow Exchange Program for 2009, in cooperation with Ashinaga Ikueikai in Japan. This is a four-week “ Study Tour in Japan” Program. Selected students will leave LAX on July 16, 2009 and return to LAX on August 06. Ashinaga Ikueikai is a non- profit organization in Japan which offers scholarships and guidance counseling to young people in Japan whose lives have been affected the death or permanent disability of one or both parents. The program include: round trip travel to Japan and travel/hotel/meal expense during their stay in Japan provided by the JCC Foundation and Ashinaga Ikueikai, except for personal expenses irrelative to the program. Applicant qualifications are: • 18-23 year old college student enrolled in a 2-year or 4-year college full time, • U.S. citizen or permanent resident, • Some ability to understand and speak Japanese Language, • Strong interest in enhancing personal knowledge about Japanese culture and U.S. Japan relations, and • One or both parents are either deceased or permanently disabled. In addition to the application form, an essay is required by each applicant. An interview may be also required. The deadline to submit an application and essay is Thursday June 18, 2009 by 5:00 p.m. To ask for an application form and information sheet, please contact the JCC Foundation at (213)626-3067 or by e-mail: office@jccsc.com
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