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Tokyo Alumni Podcast Episode 69: Ellen Richards (ISSH 2018) - George Washington University Student
Ellen Richards
University Student (George Washington University)
Ellen Richards graduated from the International School of the Sacred Heart in 2018, where she spent the last two years of high school. Prior to that, Ellen lived in the UK and the US for a combined 15 years. Ellen will graduate from the George Washington University with a BA in Political Science in 2022. Influenced by her parents, who hail from the US and Japan, Ellen has always had a deep interest in international relations and politics, particularly in the individual success of and the relationship between the two countries.
Experiencing the societal differences of both the US and Japan, Ellen discovered another passion of hers: promoting the status of and advocating for professional women, especially in Japan. Although only at the beginning of what she hopes is a fruitful journey, Ellen has been working with fellow alumnae to develop the first professional alumnae network for her all-girls alma mater. In developing this, she hopes to make pre-professional development part of her former high school’s education as well as bring professional alumnae together to exchange opportunities and advice for navigating the business world as a woman.
TIMESTAMPS
0:57 - Introduction
2:37 - Who is Ellen Richards / What has life as a college student during COVID been?
4:25 - The job market for college graduates for 2021, 2022
6:01 - Life as an ISSH student, advantages of attending an all-girls private school in Tokyo
14:36 - The transition from an all-girls international high school to a co-ed university in the USA,
16:20 - ISSH alumni network 24:32 - How to create a strong alumni network
29:43 - Does being mixed race provides a unique perspective in regard to cultural differences?
36:05 - Podcasts!
42:24 - What is to come
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Ellen Richards
University Student (George Washington University)
Ellen Richards graduated from the International School of the Sacred Heart in 2018, where she spent the last two years of high school. Prior to that, Ellen lived in the UK and the US for a combined 15 years. Ellen will graduate from the George Washington University with a BA in Political Science in 2022. Influenced by her parents, who hail from the US and Japan, Ellen has always had a deep interest in international relations and politics, particularly in the individual success of and the relationship between the two countries.
Experiencing the societal differences of both the US and Japan, Ellen discovered another passion of hers: promoting the status of and advocating for professional women, especially in Japan. Although only at the beginning of what she hopes is a fruitful journey, Ellen has been working with fellow alumnae to develop the first professional alumnae network for her all-girls alma mater. In developing this, she hopes to make pre-professional development part of her former high school’s education as well as bring professional alumnae together to exchange opportunities and advice for navigating the business world as a woman.
TIMESTAMPS
0:57 - Introduction
2:37 - Who is Ellen Richards / What has life as a college student during COVID been?
4:25 - The job market for college graduates for 2021, 2022
6:01 - Life as an ISSH student, advantages of attending an all-girls private school in Tokyo
14:36 - The transition from an all-girls international high school to a co-ed university in the USA,
16:20 - ISSH alumni network 24:32 - How to create a strong alumni network
29:43 - Does being mixed race provides a unique perspective in regard to cultural differences?
36:05 - Podcasts!
42:24 - What is to come