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Encinitas hosts students from Amakusa in annual Sister City youth exchange
Summary
Encinitas welcomed six student delegates and two adults from Amakusa, Japan, July 29–Aug. 4 as part of a youth-focused Sister City exchange that organizers say has run since 1988; host families and local businesses donated activities and supplies, and participants remain in ongoing contact.
Nicole White, the city supervisor who coordinates Encinitas’ Sister City program, told the Parks and Recreation Commission on Oct. 21 that the program — begun in 1988 — is a youth-centered cultural exchange that alternates sending Encinitas high school delegates to Amakusa, Japan, and hosting Amakusa delegates in Encinitas.
"Last year, we sent three high school age delegates to Amakusa, and this year we received six youth delegates from Japan and two adults," White said, thanking the Sister City Committee, host…
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