For those of you not following us on instagram and twitter, isc underscore dc. My name is alexander evans, i will be your master of ceremonies. Are working the region programs. For east Asian Studies within job hopkins. I am an alum of the 63rd japan american student conference back in 2011. It continuedays, to motivate me to study in japan and put me on the path that i am and career i am today because of that experience. Particularly given it was right after the march 11 two but disaster, when japan was not open to many students, to be able to go in there and have a persontoperson exchange and it changed my life. Before we get started, we will have a couple of introductory remarks. I would like to introduce linda butcher, the executive director of isc. Director ofs the Media Relations and Public Affairs at the Korean Economic Institute of america, and a legislative researcher for the congressional session at the sse of republic of south korea in dc. Ington she has spoken on topics rel
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Are at isctrilat d. C. So my name is Alexander Evans and of the your master for todays event and i currently work as the research and Program Coordinator at the center for east Asian Studies within Johns Hopkins sais. Perhaps more important for todays event i am an alum of the 63rd japanamerican student conference back in 2011. I think in a lot of ways it was bad experience that really continued to motivate me to study japan put you on the path that i am in the creek of that experience. Particularly given that it was right after the march 11 triple disaster, an opportunity when japan was not open to many students to be able to go in and have persontoperson exchange with something that i would say it may sound corny but i changed my life. And so before we get started today will have a couple introductory marks so i would first like to introduce ms. Linda butcher, secular director of isc. Prior to this role she served as a director of Media Relations and Public Affairs at the current Eco
Hello, my name is laura vote. I work here in the main gallery at the very beginning of the story. On june 20 8, 1914, archduke ferdinand and his wife, sophie, were assassinated in the streets of sarajevo. This escalated into a war that would claim hundreds of thousands of lives. What we see in this case, you will notice these beautiful, handcrafted pieces have such detail, looking at the different swords and the like. And yet, when you think these infantrymen who were provided swords would later be going up against machine guns, its easy to see how they died in the unfathomable numbers they did. In august of 1914, the beginning declarations of war were declared. Between several nations, including france, and we see here and infantrymens uniform from 1914 with the beautiful red trousers, the wellcrafted navy coat, even the details on those buttons are absolutely beautiful. Now, when you think about heading into war, one of the last things you want to do in modern warfare is to be wearin
The very beginning of the story. On june 28, 1914, archduke ferdinand and his wife, sophie, were assassinated in the streets of sarajevo. What many thought would lead to the third balkan war, by the end of four years, embroiled all inhabited continents and over 30 nations into a war that would claim millions of lives. See whathis case, we men may have been sent to war in and with. You notice these beautiful, handcrafted pieces have such detail, looking at the different swords and the like. And yet, when you think that these infantrymen who were provided swords would later be going up against machine guns, it is easy to see how death tolls raised to the extraordinary and unfathomable numbers that they did. In august of 1914, the beginning declarations of war were declared. Between several nations, including france, and we see here an infantrymens uniform from august of 1914. Beautiful red trousers, the wellcrafted navy coat, even the details on those buttons are absolutely beautiful. No