NBI Volunteer Opportunties and
Community Links

The Nippon Business Institute provides several opportunities for volunteers interested in promoting our educational and cultural mission of bridging the gap between eastern and western cultures. 

Host Family Opportunities 

Hosting a guest from Japan is a wonderful way to foster cross-cultural relationships and to help promote global understanding and peace between people of different backgrounds. The NBI program provides opportunities for local families to serve as host families for students and others participating in our short-term exchange programs. 

The NBI programs that provide host families opportunties include a bi-annual winter exchange program for students from EvCC's sister college in Nagoya, Japan - Aichi Toho University (formerly known as Toho Gakuen Junior College), and annual summer program exchanges for students from City of Everett's sister city - Iwakuni, Japan, and the Port of Everett's friendly port in Japan - Ishinomaki, Japan.  We also conduct short-term exchange programs for members of the Chado Urasenke Tankokai involved in our Japanese Culture & Traditional Arts Internship Program. 

Host families provide room and board, treat their guest(s) as a member of their own family, and supply transportation to and from the college each week day for classes and/or activities.  Evenings, weekends and holidays are typically spent with the guest and involve family activities. In return, families receive the benefit of a unique international cultural experience and the opportunity to foster new friendships. For more information, or for placment on our host family request list, please send your mailing address to:  kkoss@everettcc.edu

Community Links 

City of Iwakuni, Japan 
http://apike.ca/japan_iwakuni.html#sister

City of Ishinomaki, Japan 
http://www.city.ishinomaki.miyagi.jp/EN/contents.jsp

Aichi Toho University, Nagoya, Japan 
http://www.aichi-toho.ac.jp/english/

Japan America Society 
http://www.us-japan.org/jassw/

Japan America Society Japan in the Schools Project
http://www.us-japan.org/jassw/programs/jis.htm

Consulate General of Japan in Seattle 
http://www.seattle.us.emb-japan.go.jp/

Urasenke Foundation Seattle Branch 
http://www.urasenkeseattle.org/