K-State Larson Lecture speaker to present 'A Japanese Teacher's Brag Book: Grassroots Efforts Toward Cross-Cultural Understanding'

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News release prepared by: Megan Wilson, 785-532-6415, media@k-state.edu

Monday, March 5, 2007

K-STATE LARSON LECTURE SPEAKER TO PRESENT 'A JAPANESE TEACHER'S BRAG BOOK: GRASSROOTS EFFORTS TOWARD CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING'

MANHATTAN -- Kyoko Mizuno will present "A Japanese Teacher's Brag Book: Grassroots Efforts Toward Cross-Cultural Understanding" as part of Kansas State University's Vernon Larson International Luncheon Lecture Series.

Mizuno, an instructor of Japanese in K-State's department of modern languages, will give her lecture Tuesday, March 13, at the Manhattan Holiday Inn, 17th Street and Anderson Avenue. A luncheon, at 11:45 a.m., will precede the lecture. Reservations for the luncheon, which costs $10, should be made by Friday, March 9, with the office of international programs, 785-532-5990. Mizuno's lecture will start at 12:20 p.m. and last until 1 p.m. The lecture is free and the public is invited.

K-State's Vernon Larson Luncheon Lecture Series was started in 1979 by Vernon C. Larson, then director of international agricultural programs at the university. The series includes three lectures in the fall semester and three lectures in the spring semester. The lectures are a way for the K-State community and the public to hear presentations from faculty who have recently participated in an extensive overseas activity or who are involved in major international activities.

The lecture series is sponsored by the Friends of International Programs at K-State.