Top Japanese medical students connect with their Bay Area peers to compare health care systems during the Exploring Health Care Program.
Explore health care from diverse viewpoints
VIA volunteers work with local nonprofit organizations in communities seldom accessed by outsiders.
Join a local nonprofit
Students from Japan and from the Bay Area explore social entrepreneurship during the Exploring Social Innovation Program.
Impact your community through cross-cultural exchange
Teachers are deeply revered and students are enthusiastic learners in the schools where we work.
Make learning come alive
VIA prioritizes partnerships that improve access to educational resources.
Inspire and make a difference
- Applying from a University in Asia
- American Language and Culture
- Exchange for Social Entrepreneurs and Leaders
- Medical Exchange and Discovery
- Applying from the Bay Area
- American Language and Culture
- Exchange for Social Entrepreneurs and Leaders
- Medical Exchange and Discovery
Learn about VIA's current work through local events and tours to Asia.
Join special events commemorating VIA's 50th anniversary.
Stay connected through online social media and alumni committees.
Watch the VI3A Talks - Ideas, Impact & Innovation
VIA alumni shared their stories in a series of short, engaging talks called VI3A (Ideas, Impact & Innovation from Asia and Beyond). If you missed them on April 6, you can still watch them here.
VIA's Biennial Report - 50th Anniversary Edition!
Read all about what VIA is doing these days in the new Biennial Report, highlighting programs both past and present.
Alumni Voices: Hear From Our Fellows, Past and Present
Check out a photo slideshow from our current service fellows illustrating "How Asia Has Changed Me," and an anthology of short essays from alumni when they were in the field on our "Alumni Voices" tab.
VIA's Mission
VIA provides innovative experiential learning programs in Asia and the United States that promote cross-cultural understanding, build partnerships, and offer transformative experiences for our participants and the communities they serve.
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