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Kevin Riordan: Retired teacher runs Haddonfield exchange with Japan

Haddonfield resident Bill Brown arranged his first trans-Pacific expedition for students in 1977. On and off in the years since, hundreds of Philadelphia and South Jersey youngsters have spent two or three weeks with families in Japan - and hundreds of young Japanese have experienced American hospitality.

Bill Brown , 80, is retired as a teacher but continues to run the Haddonfield Japan Exchange. "We want to expose the students to as much American culture as possible,"he said. (TOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer)
Bill Brown , 80, is retired as a teacher but continues to run the Haddonfield Japan Exchange. "We want to expose the students to as much American culture as possible,"he said. (TOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer)Read more
    by Kevin Riordan, Inquirer Columnist | Columnist
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