Koinobori Festival
Last Monday, members of the Kyoto Chapter of the BXAI Alumni Association journeyed to nearby Takatsuki City to participate in the Koinobori Festa 1000, a traditional Japanese festival that celebrates Children’s Day by hanging over 1000 carp-shaped windsocks in the sky. Our Kyoto scholars immersed themselves in the rich local culture as they enjoyed performances and Japanese snacks at the festival, while also taking the opportunity to explore the city afterwards by visiting Takatsuki Castle Ruins Park and the Municipal History Museum. “By taking part in local events, foreign students are able to gain a deeper understanding of Japanese history, culture, and community,” says AFLSP Scholar, Pan Weikang.
Building Bridges Across Food Cultures
Last Saturday, the Beijing Chapter of our BXAI Alumni Association organized a fun cooking party at the Tsinghua University Asian Youth Center. It was a delectable journey for the taste buds as scholars prepared and sampled a variety of traditional Asian dishes from different countries while enjoying fellowship with one another.
TSURU Miyuki
Looking back at her BXAI Summer Program experience, Miyuki Tsuru, a Japanese Bai Xian Scholar studying at Peking University, recalls how a speaker at the AIA Entrepreneurship Workshop inspired her to approach her career plans from a refreshingly new perspective.
Ohanami in Kyoto
The Kyoto Chapter of our BXAI Alumni Association gathered at Heian Shrine last Wednesday to celebrate the beginning of spring and the arrival of Kyoto’s much-anticipated cherry blossom season.
Catching Up with Scholars and Alumni in Beijing
We had a great time connecting with some of our AFLSP Scholars last weekend at the Yenching Global Symposium, a three-day academic conference hosted by the Yenching Academy of Peking University (YCA) and fully funded by Bai Xian Foundation. Outside the conference, we also had the chance to catch up with other Beijing-based scholars and alumni, many of whom shared about their study abroad experiences and efforts to build bridges across cultures both within and beyond the Bai Xian community.
Our thanks to YCA for hosting us, and a special thanks goes to Ms. Angela Cheung of our Communication and Development Committee, who helped capture the interviews with our scholars and alumni on camera. Watch this space for more videos coming soon!
Spring in Bloom
Last Sunday, the Tokyo Chapter of our newly launched BXAI Alumni Association welcomed the spring season by taking part in ohanami, the traditional Japanese custom of cherry blossom viewing. Tokyo-based scholars and alumni, along with their family and friends, gathered at Yogogi Park for a fun and relaxing picnic under the beautiful cherry blossoms. Stay tuned for more alumni events coming up in your area soon!
BXcited for the Newly Launched BXAI Alumni Association!
We are pleased to announce the launch of the BXAI Alumni Association! Comprising four city-based alumni chapters in Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo, and Kyoto, the BXAI Alumni Association aims to further the mission and vision of BXAI by building a close-knit community across Asia.
Check out our website for upcoming alumni events here: https://www.bxai.org/alumni-association/
HASHINAGA Yuya
KIM Daum
“The AFLSP helped me realize who I should be and my role in society… which is a bridge of three countries (China, Korea, and Japan),” says Daum Kim, a Korean Bai Xian Scholar studying at Keio University, as she shares about how her AFLSP experience allowed her to find her identity and purpose