AP Japanese Language and Culture Development Committee
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These dedicated educators play a critical role in the preparation of the course description and exam for AP Japanese Language and Culture. They represent a diversity of knowledge and points of view in their fields and, as a group, are the authority when it comes to making subject-matter decisions in the exam-construction process. The AP development committees represent a unique collaboration between high school and college educators.
Committee Co-Chairs
Tomoko Takami, University of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mihoko Yamamura, Richardson High School—Richardson, Texas
Committee Members
Naomi Larson, Cornell University—Ithaca, New York
Carlos Pimentel, Western Michigan University—Kalamazoo, Michigan
Laura Semba, Carroll High School—Fort Wayne, Indiana
Naomi Okada, Lowell High School—San Francisco, California
College Board Advisor
Kyoko Shoji, Notre Dame High School—Sherman Oaks, California
Chief Reader
Kazue Masuyama, California State University—Sacramento, California