FIUTS Blog

This year’s, the annual FIUTS holiday book list reflects the complicated reality we’re all thinking about, with stories that connect people across cultures, identities, and ideas.

This Thanksgiving, you can share more than just a meal, you can share an experience that connects people across the world.

Your Seattle-area company can play a key role in cross-cultural exchange by hosting a Fellow through the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative in spring 2026!

Your support makes it possible for students to explore, connect, and grow through FIUTS programs, and to develop skills that last a lifetime.

Students from Koishikawa High School in Tokyo visited in August for a week of science exploration at the University of Washington and across the Seattle region.

Niger is rich in cultural diversity, and growing up there taught me to appreciate community ties and the importance of helping others. These early lessons have influenced my path and continue to guide my commitment to education and community development.

Join us in strengthening our community—give today to support FIUTS at 77 and help us meet the rising need.

At FIUTS, we believe that leadership is not only about taking action. It’s also about listening, reflection, and knowing what you stand for.

A guest post by longtime FIUTS hosts, Kim and Chavi.

This is a difficult time, and many of us are feeling helpless and overwhelmed. But silence won’t make things better. At FIUTS, we’ll keep speaking up and supporting one another, especially when everything feels uncertain.

It’s been over a month since FIUTS hosted a group of educators from Thailand's Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi (RMUTT) for the RMUTT Higher Education & Leadership Exchange Program. This program offered RMUTT faculty the chance to explore the Seattle area and the U.S. education system, and to build connections with our region’s academic institutions.