PROFILE Name: Saf Satu Age: 20 Country: Malaysia Favorite manga: Slam Dunk; One Piece; 20th Century Boy Favorite movie: Forest Gump; Your Name; A Silent Voice; Maquia; Against The Odds DOTA 2 (A Youtube movie, GO WATCH...
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Christopher Tordoff“Your Love Letter to Angel Sign”
To celebrate the inclusion of “Angel Sign” into the Indonesian Japanese Film Festival 2019 schedule, SMA are shouting out to all Indonesian manga artists and illustrators to create “Your Love Letter to Angel Sign”! We...
SMA13-UNESCO Round Case Studies #3: A Mother’s Determination
With household debts mounting up and children to support, one single parent from Thailand thought her situation was forever hopeless. That is until a lifeline, in the form of non-formal education provided her with the...
SMA11 Interview #1 – JOAO
PROFILE Name: João Eddie Age: 32 Country: Brazil Favorite manga: Solanin Favorite movie: El Labirinto del Fauno Favorite quote: “One page per day” “…with each new work comes new learning.” ...
EX5 Interview #2 – Gábor Molnár
PROFILE Name: Gábor Molnár Age: 38 Country: Hungary Favorite manga: Bakuman by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata Favorite movie: Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa Favorite quote: “Spared no expense!” (Jurassic Park) ...
SMA13-UNESCO Round Case Studies #2: Shared Histories
Education should help to unite us to recognize our common humanity and shared cultural legacies. But in far too many classrooms, history has been “weaponized” to teach distrust and dislike of peoples from other...
The Kumamoto International Manga Festival 2019 REPORT
Kumamoto City is a special place. Situated in Kumamoto Prefecture on the west coast of Kyushu, the city boasts a rich and fascinating history that includes daring sieges and arguably Japan’s most famous city mascot...
SMA13-UNESCO Round Case Study #1: Ending School Bullying
Many successful manga take place in schools, and where there is a school, there is bullying. But what is the reality, and what impact can bullying have on the victims and their families? And how can we solve this...
EX5 Interview #1 – Akimichi
PROFILE Name: Akimichi (Lisa Vasilieva) Age: 21 Country: Russian Federation Favorite manga: Fullmetal Alchemist; Bakuman Favorite movie: Monsters Inc. Favorite quote: “Work so hard that people think the aliens did...
WHAT IS PEACE, AND HOW DO WE ACHIEVE IT?… A UNESCO MISSION
(Banner photo credit: Basak Dola, India) Peace is more than just the absence of war. UNESCO, our SMA13 partner, determines that peace is a mindset that must be shared by everyone on this small, blue marble we call Earth...
