Japanese American Citizens League

 
 

Video creation + photography + social media strategy for the largest Asian American civil rights organization in the United States.

The Japanese American Citizens League hosts an intercultural exchange program every quarter, a fellowship by which Asian American undergraduate and graduate leaders travel to Japan to learn about the culture, politics, and opportunities that exist between the U.S. and Japan. JACL desired to put the Kakehashi Fellowship in front of more people, engaging with communities between the ages of 18 and 30 via mobile and web. In order to reach these communities, we developed a hashtag campaign for the Kakehashi Fellowship on Instagram, and promoted all fellowship Participants to post to social media throughout each trip. Lastly, I embarked on one of the fellowship programs with my camera and computer, collecting photographs of the diverse components of the program and creating a short-form and long-form video for web and social media platforms.

 
 
 

JACL Kakehashi Videos: Japan Tourism & Fellowship Vlog

My first time in Japan with something to film on that wasn't an iPhone. Various shots from a week in the country. ↱ 12-20 December 2016 ↲ Music: "I'll Wait for You" by Olmos & Metsä Facts about song: Olmos, based in Orange County (CA), and Metsä, based in Seattle (WA), are two independent electronic producing artists with various tracks on Soundcloud and Spotify. More tracks and information about the artists can be found at https://soundcloud.com/olmosmusic and https://soundcloud.com/madebymetsa (no copyright infringement intended)
9 days in Japan on a Government funded fellowship, for Japanese-American fellows to learn about Japan's culture, Japanese and Japanese-American identities, and the political states and relations between Japan, the U.S. and the rest of the world. I met a great deal of wonderful people, and am appreciative to have shared these experiences with them. More information about the program and applying for future fellowships can be found at https://jacl.org/youth/kakehashi-project/. ↱ 12-20 December 2016 ↲ Destination list, in order: ➲ Tokyo Ginza District Various areas ➲ Yokohama Immigration Museum ➲ Tokyo Shibuya District Tokyo Station (for Shinkansen Bullet Train to Nagoya) ➲ Mie Prefecture Kogakkan University Hinjitsukan Meoto Stones Ise Shrine Taiki Village ➲ Nagoya Midtown Track list, in order: "One Time" by Elujay (https://soundcloud.com/elujayimprl) "Back at the Start (Niteppl Remix) (feat. K. Flay)" by Viceroy (https://soundcloud.com/viceroymusic; https://soundcloud.com/niteppl; http://www.kflay.com) "I'll Wait For You" by Olmos & Metsa (https://soundcloud.com/olmosmusic; https://soundcloud.com/madebymetsa) "Limelight (ft. R O S E Z) (NGHTMRE Remix)" by Just A Gent (https://soundcloud.com/nghtmre; https://soundcloud.com/just-a-gent) "Puzzle Pieces" by Saint Motel (http://www.saintmotel.com) "Prisoner" by Jordan Bratton & Chance the Rapper (http://www.saintmotel.com; http://chanceraps.com) (No copyright infringement intended)
 
 
 

JACL Kakehashi Photos: The Fellowship Journey