Asian Studies Alumni Visit:
Andrew Masterman, ‘89 political science major, was the first person to go to abroad to Japan as a cc student. He joined a Japanese production company with three months of formal Japanese language training prior to the trip. As the only foreigner in the company, he was fully immersed in the Japanese culture during this year in Japan. The company was located in a rural part of Japan where people had minimal English skills, although he occasionally found outlets to practice his English with American English teachers. Through this experience, he was able to immensely improve his conversational Japanese skills. After this period, he returned to the United States to pursue a master’s degree in business at the University of Michigan. Upon the completion of his Master’s degree, Masterman worked fo...