PROGRAM OVERVIEW:

The Board of Directors and Honorary Board Member Congressman Mike Honda welcome you to Okasan and Me Inc.

All Year Round Programs:

A. Linguistic Blend After School Language Program (new) Languages and cultures of the world is taught through music, dance, song and interactive computer games with music. Ethnic musical instruments from different countries are included in the program. From Bach to Beethoven and rock to rap, music and dance is included in the curriculum.

Gifted Children Empirical studies show that studying languages exercises the brain, improves the imagination, creativity and logical reasoning abilities. Foreign languages are taught such as French, Japanese, Mandarin, Hawaiian, Spanish, and Swedish. Children are taught how languages and cultures of the world blend in our program Linguistic Blend. Upper grades are taught to copyright and create their own computer interactive games for learning languages.

KAMISHIBAI Japanese story time at the Children's Discovery Museum in 2010. This special kamishibai series of Japanese legendary tales is done in collaboration with Museum.

Kid Inventors New Program where kids themselves create their very own patented inventions. OPEN during School District Holidays.

B. Okasan and Me offers bilingual education in English and Japanese from ages 2-62 years old. Okasan means 'mother' in Japanese. However, 50% of our parents are fathers. Japanese American history is included in this unique curriculum. Your child's favorite toys, colors, foods and cartoons are incorporated throughout the program. The original educational materials (CD/Book) provide the guidelines for the program. Computer intractive Games for children and their parents. Available by order form on this website.

Interactive computer games are in 8 different languages: Japanese, Mandarin, Hawaiian, Gujarati and other languages.

C. Online Teaching Workshop for Teachers and students.

D. All Year Round Classes and Private Tutorials
Classes are located in San Jose, Los Angeles, and Honolulu.

E. Honorary Board Members
Congressman Mike Honda, educators and administrators who support of bilingual education.

F. Okasan and Me Inc. is a registered under California State Law as a 501(c) 3 corporation.

G. To request more information about our programs and educational products please refer to our contact page Contact Us.

H. We're Coming to Your City!
As a promotion for Okasan and Me Inc. Ethnic musical performances by several professional groups are scheduled to promote cultural awareness

I. Franchise opportunities available

J. Okasan and Me Inc. provides a "unique and creative" multi-lingual language program for children and adults. Our corporation also promotes ethnic musicians and cultural artists. Herb Ohta Jr., internationally famous ukulele composer appears on our CD and DVD educational products. Other well known musicians include: VAIHI and Nelson Lee of Bamboo Bell.

Shamisen is a 3-stringed traditional Japanese instrument. There are different genres of the shamisen that are taught: tanzao shamisen, shamisen jazz, rock and pop.