About us
What is NCJTA?
The Northern California Japanese Teachers’ Association (NCJTA) is a professional organization whose goals are to encourage interest in and improve the quality of instruction in Japanese at all levels in Northern California; to provide for the professional and educational growth of the members; to promote the common interests of all persons interested in the teaching of Japanese language and culture in Northern California; and to provide resources and information to the public concerning the teaching of Japanese language and culture in Northern California. NCJTA was established by the late Dr. Toshiko Mishima, Professor at San Francisco State University in the early 1970s. We are an affiliate organization of both the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) and the Foreign Language Association of Northern California (FLANC) and a member of the JF Nihongo Network (“Sakura Network”). In 2022, we received the Foreign Minister’s Commendation from the government of Japan for our 50-year contributions to Japanese education in Northern California.
If you would like to know about our history, please click here.
Officers
- 会長
Junko Ito 伊藤潤子
University of California, Davis
jito@ucdavis.edu - 副会長
Momoe Saito Fu 斉藤百恵
Stanford University
msfu@stanford.edu - 書記
Yoshiko Zimmerman ジマーマン美子
Shasta College
yzimmerman@shastacollege.edu - 会計
Makiko Mochizuki 望月真紀子
Chabot College/Ohlone College
mmochizuki@chabotcollege.eduKazumi Yahata-Pettersson 矢幡和美
San Francisco State University/Ohlone College
kyahatap13@gmail.com - ニュースレター編集
Kayoko Imagawa 今川香代子
University of California, Berkeley
kimagawa@berkeley.eduYuriko Miyamoto 宮本百合子
University of California, Berkeley
ymcaltabiano@berkeley.edu - ウェブ担当
Nanako Moriyama 森山なな子
Bella Vista High School
nanako.moriyama@sanjuan.eduMomoe Saito Fu 斉藤百恵
Stanford University
msfu@stanford.edu - FLANC連絡員
Masahiko Minami 南雅彦
San Francisco State University/Kinmon Gakuen
mminami@sfsu.edu - 学園・小中学校代表
Yuka Inoue 井上由佳
Rosa Parks JBBP Elementary School
choyy@sfusd.eduMasahiko Minami 南雅彦
San Francisco State University/Kinmon Gakuen
mminami@sfsu.edu - 高校代表
Kaoru Slotsve スロツビー薫
Kelly Walsh High School, WY
kslotsve@gmail.com - コミュニティカレッジ・大学代表
Kazue Masuyama 増山和恵
Sacramento State University
masuyama@csus.eduNoriko Nagata 永田憲子
University of San Francisco
nagatan@usfca.edu