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Japanese American Leadership Delegate from Arlington reflects on the life-changing events from trip.
Participating in the 2013 Japanese American Leadership Delegation produced recurring themes of breaking silence, resilience, empowering leadership and gaman, a Japanese term for enduring unbearable situations with dignity and patience, for one Arlington woman. Amy Yamashiro, a data specilist with the Arlington Partnership for Children, Youth and Families, applied for the leadership program and was selected to visit Japan for three weeks during March. She joined nine other delegates from across the United States. “After meeting with the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister, Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado, and the other dignitaries, I have taken on a personal and heartfelt commitment to continue serving as an international goodwill …
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