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Taylor Anderson ’08 |
"Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story" will premiere in Richmond, Virginia on November 9, 2012. Taylor Anderson ’08, a graduate of Randolph-Macon College, perished during the Great East Japan Earthquake that devastated parts of Japan in 2011.
Producer/Director Regge Life, in partnership with St. Catherine’s School, will present two showings of the documentary at Richmond CenterStage, 600 E. Grace Street.The first showing is for invited students and will conclude with a 30-minute panel discussion. The second showing is open to the public and begins at 7:00 p.m. The public showing is free, with donations to the Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund encouraged.
To reserve tickets, click on www.st.catherines.org/tayloranderson “This film is a story about Taylor Anderson and all the young people who travel the world trying to make a difference,” said Life. “Taylor was an extraordinary American who dedicated herself to teaching Japanese children, living her dream right up to the events of March 11, 2011.”
Taylor Anderson ’08
Taylor Anderson, who had a lifelong love of Japan, graduated from Randolph-Macon College in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in
International Studies and minors in
Asian Studies and
Political Science. She joined The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) program and was assigned to teach in Ishinomaki, Japan. The JET program is one of the world's largest exchange programs and is aimed at developing strong international relationships between Japan and other nations.
In 2011, Randolph-Macon College received a generous grant from The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership entitled “Honoring the Life, Work and Good Spirit of Taylor Anderson – Enhancing Japanese Studies at Randolph-Macon College.” The purpose of this grant is to create further awareness, understanding and appreciation of the Japanese culture and cultivate meaningful and lasting relationships with each country. In 2012, Randolph-Macon hosted the Taylor Anderson/Japan Foundation Lecture, “
Postscripts from Japan: Stories that Endure After the Earthquake and Tsunami,” which commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
To reserve tickets, click on www.st.catherines.org/tayloranderson. For more information about the premier showing of “Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story,” contact St. Catherine’s School (804) 288-2804.