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Earlier this week (and very early in the morning) Columbia Summer in Itoshima staff and alumni visited Fulton Fish Market in Hunts Point in the Bronx. The trip was field research for a new Itoshima in New York course, Global Asian Foodways, which is currently under development.

The Weatherhead East Asian Institute invites applications for the 2027 Unson PhD Summer Fellowships. Successful applicants should expect to receive $10,000 USD plus funds to cover travel expenses from the US to Japan. 

Columbia Summer in Itoshima has been featured in The Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan's leading broadsheet newspapers. Editorial writer Wataru Sawamura visited the program during its inaugural pilot this summer and has written about the experience in his weekly column. You can read the original article here and an English translation below.

An innovative new place-based program combines agriculture, fishing, conservation, and intensive academic study.  

Running from May 21 to June 7, 2026, the not-for-credit program is open to Columbia, Barnard, and Kyushu University undergraduates and MA students.

Letter from the Program Director, Paul Kreitman.