Past Courses on Contemporary America

2009

Aug. 18 (Tue)	#51 "Racial Identity: Barak Obama and What He Means to African Americans"
July 30 (Thu)	#50 “University Life in the United States”
June 5 (Fri)	#49 "“Rhapsodic Musings: The Juilliard School in the Words and Music of its Students
May 14 (Tue)	#48 "Who Owns American Indian Culture?: The Impact of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) in the United States"
Mar. 24 (Tue)	#47 "The Conflict in Sudan: Its History and Current Relief Efforts"
Feb. 27 (Fri)	#46 "`The Jury is In’: Japanese Views on U.S. Jury System”
Jan  22 (Thu)	#45 "The Harimaya Bridge": From a JET in Kochi to a Hollywood Filmmaker

2008

Dec 11 (Thu)	#44 Post-Presidential Election Analysis
Oct 27 (Mon)	#43 China Post Olympics and U.S. China Relations
Sep 26 (Fri)	#42 The Roles and Missions of US Forces Japan
May 23 (Fri)	#41 The EXIT: End Exploitation and Trafficking A Discussion of US-Japan Anti-Trafficking
Apr 21 (Mon)	#40 The Latino Vote in the U.S. Presidential Election: What are the Implications?
Mar 7 (Fri)	#39 The Immigration Debate in the U.S. and the 2008
Feb 20 (Wed)	#38 U.S. Jury System and the Japanese Saiban-in System

2007

Dec 13 (Thu)	#37 Promoting Human Rights in Asia: Burma and Other Regional Challenges
Nov 27 (Tue)	#36 Indian Country Today: American Indians in Contemporary America
Oct 24 (Wed)	#35 The Importance of Presence: U.S.-Japan Economic Relations in the Changing Global Economy Description
Aug 3 (Fri)	#34 The Roles and Missions of US Forces Japan
Jun 27 (Wed)	#33 U.S. Contributions to Refugees and Victims of Conflict
May 21 (Mon)	#32 The 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
Apr 25 (Wed)	#31 The Future for Alternative Energy in the U.S.
Mar 27 (Tue)	#30 Social Policy and Equal Opportunities for Women
Feb 27 (Tue)	#29 African-American History Month
Jan 16 (Tue)	#28 American Short Films

2006

Dec 12 (Tue)	#27 Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq
Nov 9 (Thu)	#26 A Year in Afghanistan
Oct 25 (Thu)	#25 U.S. Midterm Elections 2006
Sep 21 (Thu)	#24 Cross Cultural Communication
Jul 19 (Tue)	#23 Silicon Valley and High Technology
Jun 22 (Thu)	#22 Women in the Foreign Service
May 30 (Tue)	#21 Volunteerism in the U.S.
Apr 12 (Wed)	#20 U.S.-Japan Relations
Mar 28 (Tue)	#19 U.S.-Japan Alliance: Overview of USFJ
Feb 27 (Mon)	#18 U.S. Human Rights Diplomacy: Words and Actions
Jan 30 (Mon)	#17 U.S.-Japan Bilateral Economic Relations: Past and Present

2005

Dec 13 (Tue)	#16 Religious Experience in the U.S.
Oct 13 (Thu)	#14 Special Seminar: Overview of Bush Administration's Foreign Policy
Sep 29 (Thu)	#13 U.S.-UN Relations
Aug 23 (Tue)	#12 What's Happening in Space Science and NASA Today
Jul 25 (Mon)	#11 U.S. Jury System
Jun 22 (Wed)	#10 U.S.-Japan Alliance: Overview of USFJ
May 23 (Mon)	#9 U.S. Smoking Debate: Lessons for Japan?
Apr 21 (Thu)	#8 U.S. Approach to Environmental Issues
Mar 29 (Tue)	#7 Communities in the American Identity
Feb 15 (Tue)	#6 A Day in the Life of a Diplomat
Jan 19 (Wed)	#5 Ethnic Diversity in the U.S.

2004

Dec 13 (Mon)	#4 Minorities in Education
Nov 30 (Tue)	#3 How Congress Works
Oct 28 (Thu)	#2 Power of the President
Sep 22 (Wed)	#1 U.S. Presidential Election