U Magazine, Spring 1989

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Tennis Star Serves Up World News in Japan

Alumni Directory on Tap

The first steps leading to publica tion o f a new alumni d irec– to,y w ill be taken later this month .

By Jacqueline Genovese

Expansion of the board to 30

For Nami Kozu '84, corning "up road" to Ame rica six years ago from Japan wasn 't nea rly as ha rd as goi ng back to he r homeland . "It's li ke if you were to place a lot of ve1y little objects in a box, o ne by one ," explains Kozu . "It is much easier to throw a ll of the pieces out than to put all of the pieces back. Coming to America was like throwing all of the p ieces o ut. Going back to Japan was like trying to put all of the pieces back." Despite the difficulty of going "from Weste rn culture , whe re people try to stand out, back to Japan, where people try to blend in," Kozu has managed to put all of the pieces back in the box. After graduating from USD in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in art, Kozu returned to her homeland and landed a job as a sports anchor for NHK, Japan's main b roadcasti ng company. "It was such a coincidence," laughs Kozu, "they needed someone who could speak English and who knew about sports. I was so lucky. " It must be more than luck, though. Kozu recently was pro– moted to news anchor, and now will be responsible fo r report– ing the world news. "I am excited about this promotio n," she says. "When I first got this job, I knew it was something I could dedicate my life to ." During a recent return visit to Alcala Park fo r a friend 's wed– ding, the Tokyo resident reflected on her USD experience. "I received a tennis scholarship to USD, but I was able to do so much more than tennis," she says. "I received an excellent educatio n." She liked the Southe rn California lifestyle, too. "It is so sunny here, and every- • , body is so happy and open ," she says. "My face · changed from being in America, because I laugh- ed and smiled so much." Although being in America "pulled he r spirit out," Kozu decided to return home to Ja- pan to be with he r fam- ily. "I was in Ame rica for six years, but I couldn't fo r-

members. Board member Michael Liuzzi "76, '80 (J.D.) said !be board will be expanded from 24 to 30 members tbis year by appointing rep resentatives .from other regions qftbe count,y. Tbe representatives will be tbe.fi1-st step in a plan tbat board direc/01-s hope will lead eventually to national alumni cbaptel'S.

That's w hen Carleton G raphics, publishers of a d irec– to,y that w ill list the names, ad– d resses, phone numbers and oc– cupations of all USO alumni, w ill send a biographica l questionnaire to alumni . Alumni are asked to complete the questionnaire p romptly. An opportunity to purchase a direc– tOiy w ill be provided w ith the questionnaire. The d irecto1y is schedu led for release in Decem– ber.

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