My brother and I had the great opportunity to visit our long time family friend Takako at Soka Gakkai University of America (SUA) while she was studying there. She had the most wonderful privilege of being admitted into this campus and made the move all the way from Australia to study here.
About Soka University of America
Soka University of America (SUA) is located in the beautiful Aliso Viejo, California which is part of Orange County. Orange County is so lush and green with such gorgeous real estate, filled with mansion homes and this great establishment fits right in. Above, is a photo of Founders Hall.
SUA was established in 2001, with the motto “Be philosophers of a renaissance of life; Be world citizens in solidarity for peace; Be the pioneers of a global civilization”. It is just a small sister school to Soka University of Japan, however it is still a great step forward towards Kosen Rufu (Japanese for World Peace).
Daisaku Ikeda, the 3rd president of Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and founder of SUA says that “the mission of Soka University of America is to foster a steady stream of global citizens committed to living a contributive life.” SUA offers both undergraduate and graduate programs in the Liberal Arts field.
I was lucky to visit SUA during a Scottish festival! Everyone was dressed in kilts and playing harmonious music by the water! It was so joyful.
As above, you can see that the campus is quite large and beautiful. It has such gorgeous surroundings as well.
Here’s my brother and I standing outside Gandhi Hall in tribute to the great man.
Here I am with the statue of Gandhi, Ikeda Library and Takako with some awards received from around the world
