The Japantown Art and Media Workshop (JAM) combines entrepreneurialism with the promotion of Asian-American culture through public art projects and graphic design services for businesses and community organizations. Located in the heart of the Japanese- American community in a community center that also serves seniors, the Pan-Asian youth programs involve young people in all phases of the business: design ideas and sketches, client relations and product development. Through the Graphic Design Interns program, youth in high school or college or new college graduates meet 3 to 5 days a week, year-round, to design and produce posters, street banners and other products for clients.Participants are not paid but receive computer training and build portfolios for future job interviews. Older students teach younger students as well. In the Silkscreen Workshop, teens print T-shirts and collaborate with other youth groups on cross-cultural projects. As opportunities arise, JAM runs other workshops; most recently, JAM ran an intensive photography project targeted at Asian-American youth at risk of dropping out of high school. In addition to teaching photography skills, the workshop was a forum for youth to discuss contemporary Asian-American culture and to capture their lives in photographs. Dennis Taniguchi, executive director, reports, "Our kids are graduating from design schools and have been successful in getting jobs with top graphic design and software firms."