Born with a Microphone in his Hand
Bill Tsutsui has spoken to audiences on four continents and in 41 states (still waiting on invitations from Alabama and Wyoming), in venues from a rural girls' school in Rwanda to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, at small seminars and workshops, academic and professional conferences, colleges and universities, corporations and government offices, and once to 2,500 U.S. Army personnel in an aircraft hangar at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Bill has delivered keynote and plenary lectures for the National Council on History Education, the Asian Studies Development Program,
the Japan Studies Association, the Japan Studies Association of Canada, the International Mosasaur Conference, the International Studies Schools Association, and academic gatherings from Singapore to Branson, Missouri. He has also been a regular featured speaker
at galas for non-profits organizations, including the Japan-America societies of Indiana and Austin, Texas, KIPP Delta Public Schools,
and the League of United Latin American Citizens in Arkansas.
Bill is a frequent speaker on Godzilla and Japanese popular culture to academic groups and public audiences. Over the past decade, he has appeared on the campuses of the University of Idaho, Chapman University, Ohio State, the University of Pittsburgh, Ole Miss, the University of Oregon, UCLA, Middlebury College, Princeton University, and dozens of other institutions. He also presents regularly on Godzilla to middle and high school students, and in professional development seminars for K-12 teachers (from Colorado to West Virginia to California). He particularly enjoys speaking at fan conventions and has been a featured presenter at G-Fest in Chicago, Naka-Kon (Kansas City), Spa-Con (Hot Springs, Arkansas), LexiCon (Stillwater, Oklahoma), ComiConway (Arkansas), and the Greater Kansas City Japan Festival. Bill also lectures and conducts workshops in his other areas of scholarly interest, particularly the Japanese economy and Japanese environmental history.
Bill also speaks regularly on the liberal arts in the 21st century, trends and innovations in higher education, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. He has addressed groups in China, South Korea, Japan, and the United States on critical issues in East Asian studies, Japanese and Chinese language training, educational exchange and study abroad, and the Confucius Institutes initiative.
Bill has a long history of addressing corporate and government groups celebrating May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. He has spoken at JC Penney corporate headquarters, the U.S. Army installations at Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley, and at regional offices of the
Environmental Protection Agency, Internal Revenue Service, Food and Drug Administration, and Department of Homeland Security.
Bill has delivered keynote and plenary lectures for the National Council on History Education, the Asian Studies Development Program,
the Japan Studies Association, the Japan Studies Association of Canada, the International Mosasaur Conference, the International Studies Schools Association, and academic gatherings from Singapore to Branson, Missouri. He has also been a regular featured speaker
at galas for non-profits organizations, including the Japan-America societies of Indiana and Austin, Texas, KIPP Delta Public Schools,
and the League of United Latin American Citizens in Arkansas.
Bill is a frequent speaker on Godzilla and Japanese popular culture to academic groups and public audiences. Over the past decade, he has appeared on the campuses of the University of Idaho, Chapman University, Ohio State, the University of Pittsburgh, Ole Miss, the University of Oregon, UCLA, Middlebury College, Princeton University, and dozens of other institutions. He also presents regularly on Godzilla to middle and high school students, and in professional development seminars for K-12 teachers (from Colorado to West Virginia to California). He particularly enjoys speaking at fan conventions and has been a featured presenter at G-Fest in Chicago, Naka-Kon (Kansas City), Spa-Con (Hot Springs, Arkansas), LexiCon (Stillwater, Oklahoma), ComiConway (Arkansas), and the Greater Kansas City Japan Festival. Bill also lectures and conducts workshops in his other areas of scholarly interest, particularly the Japanese economy and Japanese environmental history.
Bill also speaks regularly on the liberal arts in the 21st century, trends and innovations in higher education, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. He has addressed groups in China, South Korea, Japan, and the United States on critical issues in East Asian studies, Japanese and Chinese language training, educational exchange and study abroad, and the Confucius Institutes initiative.
Bill has a long history of addressing corporate and government groups celebrating May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. He has spoken at JC Penney corporate headquarters, the U.S. Army installations at Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley, and at regional offices of the
Environmental Protection Agency, Internal Revenue Service, Food and Drug Administration, and Department of Homeland Security.