Approximately 9 years ago, I left the United States for the first time to fly to Nanjing, China through my high school’s exchange program. This trip was a huge culture shock to a small-town boy…
Why I Joined NABEA – Tyrell Walker
Why I Joined NABEA – Chadwick Eason
My name is Chadwick Eason and i am one of the co-founders of NABEA. I am a project manager and have spent the past five years working in East Asia…
Why I Joined NABEA – Paul Yarabe
I grew up watching Japanese animations and trying to sketch all my favorite characters. When I moved to Nebraska for high school, I was lucky enough to have a teacher who had studied in Japan and came back to Lincoln to teach Japanese…
NABEA – Our Origins
I waded through a sea of people, at a distance of, at most, 2 inches between me and the next person in each direction. I was the focal point of each person I passed, the only black face…