December 21, 2021 The US-Japan Council’s “Japanese American Storytelling Program” (JASP) received television news exposure on December 18, 2021, when JASP Speaker and Program Co-Leader Steve Sugino’s presentation at Gunma University was covered by local media. Entitled, “The Movie of  Your Life,” Steve’s presentation to an audience of international and Japanese university students recounted his own personal and professional journey as a Nikkei Sansei from Southern California, and the life changing decisions he made to study, and then work in Japan as the first US citizen “International Trainee” at the Bank of Tokyo.  After a career in finance in New York City, Steve focused his professional career in health care and currently leads the Japan operations of a major biotechnology company.   Steve’s presentation provided insights on the new challenges facing students because of the globalization of Japanese companies amid the expanding environment of diversity. His presentation was one of the more than 50 live, real time presentations JASP speakers have given to university students in Japan since the program’s launch in the Autumn of 2020. JASP is a program for USJC members to convey positive educational messages to Japanese youths. Through their personal and unique family history narratives, JASPers communicate positive messages including tolerance and empathy, overcoming discrimination and prejudice, strengthening diversity in society, and building bridges between the U.S. and Japan.