May 28, 2022 (Sat) Ukrainian Cooking Class
wpmasterA Ukrainian cooking class was held for refugees from Ukraine at the Naka Lifelong Learning Center in Nagoya's Naka Ward. A total of 28 people participated, including 18 association members, 8 Ukrainian refugees, and 2 Ukrainians living in Japan. 15 reporters from five television stations and 2 reporters from two newspapers also attended, making for a very successful event.
In the morning, Lyudmila Kawaguchi, president of the Japan-Ukrainian Cultural Association, provided cooking instruction. The Ukrainians, divided into six tables, cooked borsch and kiev cutlets together. In the afternoon, they enjoyed these dishes while enjoying a Japan-Ukraine social gathering.
When asked about the refugees' challenges, they mentioned: 1) They want to work, not just receive aid, but also work, but they can't find jobs because they don't speak Japanese; 2) Travel costs from their homes to Nagoya to attend Japanese language schools are a significant burden, costing them 1,000 yen a day; and 3) The SIM cards provided by the government have a monthly limit of 15GB, which is insufficient for video calls with family back home.
The Aichi Inbound Association (Inc.) intends to seriously consider how we can respond to these concerns.
https://youtu.be/EbxTheOtyY8?t=96 (1 minute 36 seconds to 4 minutes 56 seconds)
Produced by Nagoya TV
https://youtu.be/U20g_xdWFtE
Produced by CBC
