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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS - Thursday, June 3, 1982 - Page Five Spotlight on People Public Notice Lica Haneishi, Shuko Masuda and Kyoko Nagayasu vcr::E is meres' given AT ,:caE: !NE E ALTON tma vesat:c!ai jUm 'S kA'.E N ZD.'NTY .s applying c 3C.'th TAH JTAn i 3 td ;:ncuct ccal - fir j e;! "iE '.S'.NESS .NWAIZNA,. .:9 3aV. .A vs: ;:b a."', ADDRESS s' s :ve - v :: - . NE 'NC ?:x 301 THE CENTER AND INCLUDES THE OF THE PER"IT PROPOSED FOLLOWING AREA 31 IS APPRCX!"ATELY VRth 'c '- -I E'A,.' SURVEY 1 3EAT HE sANAB, .:l-t-:- 1 n -- N .N '- - a;-e; AREAS by Lee Dalton Their year in America is drawing to a close. Theyre starting to pack their clothing and the souvenirs theyll take home with them and come the first of July they'll be winging back to Japan. But for the past year, Lica, Shuko and Kyoko have lived the life of teenagers in a sometimes strange but exciting land. The three girls have spent a year in Fredonia and Kanab as exchange students. Living with American families and attending high school has been an experience theyll never forget - and one they say has helped them grow in many ways. SUNews asked them to share some of their impressions and memories with us before they leave. The interview provided an interesting chance to see our community in a slightly different light. Shuko and Kyoko are from Tokyo and Licas family lives in Chiba, a town not far from Tokyo. Lica and Shuko had finished high school before coming to America but Kyoko was still a student. Asked about their first impressions of the United States, they all mentioned the Shuko big, open spaces. says her first impressions of Amrican people was that we are all individualists. Lica says she was struck most by all the different colored She went on to people. explain that in Japan we all have black hair and brown eyes. But here you have blonde hair and red hair and blue eyes and other colors. They say they found America to be a little more relaxed than Japan. Lica says the Japanese tend to be faster people. Japanese businessmen, she says, are always working and dont seem to know how to enjoy a holiday. -- Shuko Masuda Haneishi say they didnt Lica They really have much trouble adjusting to things like American food and music because western food, music and games have swept Japan since the war. It was the little things, they agree, that got to them now and then and caused little misunderstandings and embarrassments. Speaking of families, the girls surprised me when they agreed that American kids seem to be more respectful of their parents than Japanese youngsters. They say that both parents and children in this country seem more independent than Japanese families and that the independence from each other seems to smooth some of the rough spots. Lica observed that Japanese mothers in particular tend to try to force their children to ways they may not want to go, a course that often causes resentment. Kyoko noticed that American parents treat their children as people." She says that respect in American families seems to go both ways but in Japan, she says, parents think kids are just kids. The Japanese, they say, are a very people. From the earliest years, a Japanese youngster is under intense pressure to achieve and succeed. "They must go to a good school and get good grades so they can be accepted to the university and then find a job with a good company. Entry into Japanese high schools and universities is difficult and relatively d DODGE CHRYSLER Dependable Used Car$& Trucks Service For All Mokes LUMT MOTOR CO. Cedar City 506-659- R5W. T39S, 1 Kyoko Nagayasu few students make it. Suicide is high among the kids who well that, according to Crystal, some of the battles with her foster brothers were just like But, the girls say, although getting into a Japanese university is difficult, the road is easy once youre there. Here, they feel, high school is easy and its easy to get into a college "but hard to get In Japan the through it. reverse is true, the studying and work is done in high school but in college .you can relax. Differences in schools extend beyond curriculum, they say. Japanese schools tend to be very formal. The informalschools ity of American a little adjustment. required "In Japan you cant chew gum or lie down on the floor or put your legs up on the desk, Lica said. It was a little hard for me to get used to it. here Shuko noted that teachers and students are equals and students have their own opinions. Lica says she particularly enjoyed the added challenges that are available in American schools. In Japan, she says, shed have been forced to attend a special school to learn woodworking and welding as she enjoyed doing here. (Lica, by the way, received the Woodworking Outstanding Student award from Fredonia woodshop teacher Robin Button at last weeks awards assembly.) the real thing. Shuko's father owns his own company and employs about 15 people at pressing socks. You don't have companies like that here, she says. Her mother and sister often help at the sock pressing plant. Shuko lived with the Bruce Judds in Kanab. I expressed admiration for the excellent English the girls speak and frank surprise that they are accomplished musicians surprise because the American play and sing music instead of what style Id always believed Japanese music is like. They style laughed and explained that Japanese young people dont really like traditional music. Instead, like teenagers everywhere, they go for rock and pop. Pianos are perhaps the most favored instrument in Japan and most Japanese young people can play quite dont. Shuko says she really enjoyed the opportunity to just talk with others. "Talking with foreign people, she says, gave me a chance to see myself in a new light. They fit right in to the athletic programs of their schools American because basketball, baseball and soccer are among the most popular sports in Japan. Lica played on the Fredonia girls basketball team while Shuko baseball. Rabbit enjoyed hunting was a new experience for Lica, though. They also found it fairly easy to fit right into the families they lived with here. Kvoko lived with the Dale Hulet family. At home, she says, she has one sister and one brother. Her father is a computer engineer for the telephone company and her mother is a clothing designer. Lica, whose father works as a salesman for a housing construction company, says she has one younger sister and a mother who cares for our home. 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They seemed to be anxious to see their families again, but they know theyll miss friends and families here, too. Kyoko and Lica both love Mexican food and say they just might miss that most of all. Lica compared her experience with what "missionaries must go through. Saying learned many things here she could never have learned in Japan, she adds, Its been hard, but good for me. The three agree that many new windows have been opened on life for them. Religion is one. Raised in Buddhist families, the experience here among people of other religions will lead them to seek to learn more of other ways before deciding for themselves their religious futures. All of them would like to come back again some day. 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