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KLI interns experience American culture

Hisano Gushiken, Kadena Language Institute student, makes pottery during her internship at the Arts and Crafts Center on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 20, 2015. Ten KLI students are participating in an internship program which started Aug. 10 and will end Sept. 3 in multiple support facilities throughout the base. The purpose of the internship program is to provide Japanese students the opportunity to experience life in an American community and communicate in English in a work environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)

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Stephanie Liu, Schilling Community Center recreation assistant, shows Yu Uehara, Kadena Language Institute student, how to fill out a form at the Schilling Community Center on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 20, 2015. During KLI internships, students have the opportunity to practice their English in a professional environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)

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Amanda Weedon, Art and Crafts Center lead sales clerk and Hisano Gushiken, Kadena Language Institute student, review vocabulary words during Gushiken's internship at the Arts and Crafts Center on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 20, 2015. KLI students are working with military members and civilians to further their English conversational skills during an internship program which started Aug. 10 and will end Sept. 3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)

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Saeko Minamizawa, Kadena Language Institute student, answers a phone call at the Schilling Community Center on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 20, 2015. Ten KLI students participated in an internship program working in different facilities throughout the base and practicing their English speaking skills in a professional environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)

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Noriko Nakagawa, Kadena Language Institute student, performs a head count at the Risner Fitness Center on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 21, 2015. Nakagawa is participating in an internship program which was established 16 years ago and created to help second-year students of KLI gain confidence and increase proficiency in their English communication skills in an American work environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)

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Kohta Tokashiki, Kadena Language Institute student intern, poses with a paintball gun while Constance Rowe, Outdoor Recreation Center recreation aid watches at the Outdoor Recreation Center on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 21, 2015. Each intern was assigned to a job based upon their personal interests and goals in the hopes of not only improving upon their English-speaking skills, but also exposing them to the American culture and business atmosphere unique to military life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)

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Noriko Nakagawa, Kadena Language Institute student intern, answers a question from U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Canfield, 18th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical services technician at the Risner Fitness Center on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 21, 2015. The KLI program has been sponsored by Kadena for 16 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)

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Koh Nakasone, Kadena Language Institute student intern, refills the oxygen of a scuba tank at the Kadena Marina on Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 21, 2015. The KLI Internship Program provides valuable experience to help improve the student's ability to communicate in English in a professional environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)

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Published Aug. 24, 2015