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About SEATJ
The Southeastern Association of Teachers of Japanese was organized in 1986 at the Japan Center of North Carolina; since then it has been expanded to become one of the largest and most influential Japanese teachers' associations in the United States. Former host institutions of the annual conference meetings include: College of Charleston, Duke University, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Middle Tennessee State University, North Carolina State University, University of Alabama, University of Memphis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, University of South Florida, Wake Forest University, and Washington and Lee University, SEATJ is a regional organization of scholars, teachers of all levels of Japanese language, and students of Japanese language, literature, and linguistics, which strives to promote academic work in the field and to further knowledge and appreciation of Japan and its culture. SEATJ holds an annual conference to provide its members with opportunities to: exchange academic and professional insights, publish the results of groundbreaking research, disseminate innovations in teaching, and otherwise publicize newsworthy developments in the field. |
2024-2025 Officers
President Fumi Iwashita University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Vice President Yukiko Yokono University of North Carolina at Charlotte Immediate Past President Chiaki Takagi University of North Carolina at Greensboro Secretary Kyoko Masuda Georgia Institute of Technology Treasurer Yasuko Takata Rallings Wake Forest University |
Past Board Members
2023-2024
Chiaki Takagi, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (President/2024 Conference Chair)
Fumi Iwashita, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Vice President)
Yunchuan Chen, Duke University (Immediate Past President)
Yukiko Yokono, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Secretary)
Yasuko Takata Rallings, Wake Forest University (Treasurer)
2022-2023
Yunchuan Chen, Duke University (President/2023 Conference Chair)
Chiaki Takagi, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Vice President)
Jae Takeuchi, Clemson University (Immediate Past President)
Fumi Iwashita, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Secretary)
Yasuko Takata Rallings, Wake Forest University (Treasurer)
2021-2022
Jae Takeuchi, Clemson University (President/2022 Conference Chair)
Yunchuan Chen, Duke University (Vice President)
Keiko Ueda, North Carolina State University (Immediate Past President)
Ryosuke Sano, University of Florida (Secretary)
Yasuko Takata Rallings, Wake Forest University (Treasurer)
2020-2021
Keiko Ueda, North Carolina State University (President/2021 Conference Chair)
Jae Takeuchi, Clemson University (Vice President)
Hironori Nishi, University of Memphis (Immediate Past President)
Yunchuan Chen, Duke University (Secretary)
Yasuko Takata Rallings, Wake Forest University (Treasurer)
2019-2020
Hironori Nishi, University of Memphis (President/2020 Conference Chair)
Keiko Ueda, North Carolina State University (Vice President)
Yasuko Takata Rallings, Wake Forest University (Immediate Past President/Treasurer)
Jae Takeuchi, Clemson University (Secretary)
2018-2019
Yasuko Takata Rallings, Wake Forest University (President/2019 Conference Chair/Treasurer)
Hironori Nishi, University of Memphis (Vice President)
Mako Nozu, University of South Florida & Yasuo Uotate, University of Florida (Immediate Past Presidents)
Keiko Ueda, North Carolina State University (Secretary)
2017-2018
Mako Nozu, University of South Florida (2018 Conference Chair/Co-President)
Yasuo Uotate, University of Florida (Co-President)
Yasuko Takata Rallings, Wake Forest University (Vice President/Treasurer)
Priya Ananth, Middle Tennessee State University (Immediate Past President)
Hironori Nishi, University of Memphis (Secretary)
2016-2017
Priya Ananth, Middle Tennessee State University (President/2017 Conference Chair)
Mako Nozu, University of South Florida & Yasuo Uotate, University of Florida (Vice Presidents)
Yoko Kano, University of North Caroline at Wilmington (Immediate Past President)
Yasuko Takata Rallings, Wake Forest University (Secretary)
Chiaki Takagi, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (President/2024 Conference Chair)
Fumi Iwashita, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Vice President)
Yunchuan Chen, Duke University (Immediate Past President)
Yukiko Yokono, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Secretary)
Yasuko Takata Rallings, Wake Forest University (Treasurer)
2022-2023
Yunchuan Chen, Duke University (President/2023 Conference Chair)
Chiaki Takagi, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Vice President)
Jae Takeuchi, Clemson University (Immediate Past President)
Fumi Iwashita, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Secretary)
Yasuko Takata Rallings, Wake Forest University (Treasurer)
2021-2022
Jae Takeuchi, Clemson University (President/2022 Conference Chair)
Yunchuan Chen, Duke University (Vice President)
Keiko Ueda, North Carolina State University (Immediate Past President)
Ryosuke Sano, University of Florida (Secretary)
Yasuko Takata Rallings, Wake Forest University (Treasurer)
2020-2021
Keiko Ueda, North Carolina State University (President/2021 Conference Chair)
Jae Takeuchi, Clemson University (Vice President)
Hironori Nishi, University of Memphis (Immediate Past President)
Yunchuan Chen, Duke University (Secretary)
Yasuko Takata Rallings, Wake Forest University (Treasurer)
2019-2020
Hironori Nishi, University of Memphis (President/2020 Conference Chair)
Keiko Ueda, North Carolina State University (Vice President)
Yasuko Takata Rallings, Wake Forest University (Immediate Past President/Treasurer)
Jae Takeuchi, Clemson University (Secretary)
2018-2019
Yasuko Takata Rallings, Wake Forest University (President/2019 Conference Chair/Treasurer)
Hironori Nishi, University of Memphis (Vice President)
Mako Nozu, University of South Florida & Yasuo Uotate, University of Florida (Immediate Past Presidents)
Keiko Ueda, North Carolina State University (Secretary)
2017-2018
Mako Nozu, University of South Florida (2018 Conference Chair/Co-President)
Yasuo Uotate, University of Florida (Co-President)
Yasuko Takata Rallings, Wake Forest University (Vice President/Treasurer)
Priya Ananth, Middle Tennessee State University (Immediate Past President)
Hironori Nishi, University of Memphis (Secretary)
2016-2017
Priya Ananth, Middle Tennessee State University (President/2017 Conference Chair)
Mako Nozu, University of South Florida & Yasuo Uotate, University of Florida (Vice Presidents)
Yoko Kano, University of North Caroline at Wilmington (Immediate Past President)
Yasuko Takata Rallings, Wake Forest University (Secretary)
