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Feeling Vietnam with the Five Senses, Professor Nobuko Takagi Held Second SIA-DAY
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SIA (Soaked in Asia) is a project being promoted by Nobuko Takagi, a novelist and special guest professor at . The project goal is to "feel Asia with the five senses." One such attempt is to play catch through the sensitivity and words of the novelist. At the Second SIA-Day, a vietnamese short story called "The Wind from Heaven," was read aloud. During the visit of Professor Takagi to Vietnam, she had a dailogue with the Vietnamese writer, Chan Tou Mai. The event also included the photo essay produced by Professor Takagi based on her visit to Vietnam, and a short story, "The Jasmine Hotel," written by Professor Takagi in response to "The Wind from Heaven." During the recess, a snack time event, called "Oyatsu SIA," took place, with Vietnamese sweets and lotus tea served. This event is held twice a year. The theme for the next event is Taiwan. |
