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Our Mission

The Japan America Society of Colorado promotes mutual understanding and commerce between the people of Japan and Colorado at a grass roots level:

By serving as an important resource in Colorado for all things relating to Japan; and
By providing opportunities for the people of our two countries interested in each others' culture, history, language, arts, education and personal and business exchanges to further their contacts and knowledge.

JASC is a private, 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-political membership organization with a programmatic focus devoted to education, business, culture, and public affairs. It is a statewide organization, with the majority of its operations and membership based in Denver. The Board of Directors is comprised of leaders in business, government, education, and the arts. The general membership represents most of Colorado's major population centers and is a mix of Japanese Americans, Japanese nationals, and other Americans.

The Society's goal is to provide a forum through which the people of these two nations may learn from each other's experiences and achievements.

The Society carries out these objectives by fostering cultural, personal, business and professional relations between Americans and Japanese; by discussing important issues and interests common to Japan and America; and by promoting - through education - better understand of the arts, literature, cultural ideals and aspirations of the Japanese and American people.

Mandate

In the late 1980's, Coloradans became aware that their state, though land-locked, was part of an increasingly important Pacific Rim community. It was an appropriate time, therefore, for Americans and Japanese to get to know each other better, to learn to appreciate each other's culture and traditions, and to lay the groundwork for mutually beneficial personal and economic relationships. Japan was, and is, by far the most active foreign purchaser of Colorado products, accounting for the greatest percentage of the state's total exports. At the same time, Japan is also the leading investor in job-creating ventures in Colorado, contributing substantially to the state's economic vitality.

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