SCC Team

After my childhood in the U.S. and entering a Japanese school as a returnee, I struggled to adjust to the homogeneous Japanese culture and wanted to create a place where anybody could be their authentic self.

Meeting and working with people from different cultural backgrounds broadened my perspectives. I’ve experienced many aha moments through SCC activities that strengthen me to be more inclusive of various ideas, cultures, and values.

I want to create a place for mothers of different cultural backgrounds to foster connections and gain opportunities to get involved in community activities. I want to help them play an active role in their local community.

I love SCC because it has a cultural diversity that is not biased towards one nationality or culture. The participants in SCC activities are also highly interested in foreign cultures and education, and I feel that it is wonderful that they utilize each other’s strengths to make creative places through collaboration.

I want to help people by sharing my experience as a preschool teacher in Japan and the U.S. and interacting with parents and children with my university students.

The thing I like most about SCC is the openness of the people.

“I want to support people who feel uncomfortable or isolated in the community. At the same time, I want to help children have a broad perspective of their own world and see how much potential they have in the future.

As a participant, I love SCC’s tolerance and open-minded attitude to anyone. It doesn’t matter what nationality, religion, or educational background a person has. SCC just considers that “difference” is our “personality” and “difference” makes our society more “colorful”.
As a volunteer, I love to meet various people and make a lot of international friends through SCC’s activities. This opportunity makes my everyday life more exciting and stimulates me in a good way.

I told my Japanese friends that I wanted to do something and they introduced me to SCC. Having worked for many years in my home country, I had a strong desire to be active in some kind of activity and be a part of the community, and SCC has enabled me to do that.

Being involved in several activities, such as workshops, publication activities, and document reviews, has provided me with language skills and knowledge in related fields. SCC keeps me ‘productive’ and makes my life in Japan ‘fruitful’.

SCC events are an opportunity for international families and local families to interact with each other, nurturing friendship and understanding.

Through SCC I would like to help women who are skilled and waiting for a platform to share their talent.

SCC helps me to get involved with the community, get connected to many people, and improve my skills.

Meeting fabulous friends.

Can contribute to the community.

I’m involved with SCC because life as an immigrant can be pretty isolating, and I think it’s important to have a platform that offers activities and social opportunities for international children and their families.

What I love most about SCC is the accessibility of the programs and activities and the kindness of the volunteers and members.

My main career is teaching Thai culture as an instructor. I am so proud and happy to meet many people and share my culture.

Cooking, I am also passionate about cooking. Thank you, SCC for giving me a wonderful opportunity with this position as, a senior cooking instructor. I am really happy when I am in the kitchen with various friends.

I want to spend time with children and parents and share my experiences.

Sense of community spirit.

I want to experience many things by using the skills I have gained through my career as a nursery teacher.

I feel the benefits of having many chances to plan and organize events with people from around the world.

I like to support the team who are non-Japanese people and have respect for what Keiko san is doing. One day I’d like to open up a similar business in the future so, great for learning as well.

The team members are very supportive and always active!

Meeting new people and making new friends from all over the world. Moreover bringing a change in people’s life so that it is easier for them to adjust and live in Japan.

SCC has been a great support for foreigners living in Yokohama by helping them in various ways from arranging a variety of events and becoming a bridge of friendship between people from all over the world.

I joined SCC because I wanted to share the culture, tradition, and nature of my country.

I like SCC because it helps in many ways for especially expats living in Yokohama.