April 2010
Education
Laurasian Institution
To support scholarships for economically challenged students to travel to Japan this summer as part of the New Perspectives Japan program. Seattle, WA. $6,000
Gitter-Yelen Foundation
To support the second year of a series of Japanese art education workshops in New Orleans. New Orleans, LA. $20,000
Midori Foundation (Midori and Friends)
To support Midori and Friends’ music education programs in underprivileged elementary schools in the New York City area. New York, NY. $30,000
Keio University
To support a pilot internet-mediated American Studies program for Japanese high school students. Kanagawa, Japan. $50,000
Ohio Northern University
To support a U.S.-Japan Camp that brings twenty American high school students interested in Japanese language and culture together to participate in an innovative, academically-oriented immersion program during the summer at Ohio Northern University (ONU) in the West Central Ohio community of Ada. Ada, OH. $40,608
Rochester Institute of Technology (National Technical Institute for the Deaf)
To support a pilot program for high school students who are deaf from Japan and the US to enhance and enrich their understanding of the cultures (deaf and hearing) of each country by comparing and contrasting them over a 12 month period. Rochester, NY. $72,041
The Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University
To support the development of educational materials, in partnership with the Tribute WTC Center, that help students to reflect upon the impact of September 11th and the humanitiarian efforts that took place in the aftermath of the attack on the World Trade Center. Stanford, CA. $23,863
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
To support a pilot Japan House Summer Arts Camp for up to 20 children, ages 8 to 12 that will explore the culture and traditional arts of Japan and introduce Japanese concepts. Champaign, IL. $12,474
Communication and Public Opinion
The Aspen Institute
To support the planning and the organization of the 2011 Aspen Cultural Diplomacy Forum to be held in Tokyo and Mikata, Japan, under the theme of “the Art of Peace Building.” Washington, DC. $40,000
Class Acts Arts
To support the continued creation of a feature length documentary chronicling the “life” of pictures drawn by children of Hiroshima, Japan in 1947 in gratitude to a church in Washington, DC for their donations of art supplies. Silver Spring, MD. $49,912.50
Densho
To support the design, production, and hosting of a Japanese-language website about Japanese American history focusing on World War II detention that will be promoted in Japan in collaboration with the Tokyo Broadcasting System’s new drama about a Japanese American family. Seattle, WA. $25,000
Japan-America Society of Indiana
To support the Japan Exhibition at the Indiana State Fair in August of 2010, which will feature traditional and contemporary Japanese arts and cultural activities. Indianapolis, IN. $10,000
Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation
To support a program that aims to improve the effectiveness of aid delivered by Japanese NGOs that utilize Overseas Development Assistance funds from the Japanese government. Tokyo, Japan. ¥4,280,000
Simmons College
To support a series of workshops in Japan that aims to strengthen the capacity of women to provide leadership and work effectively in the non-profit sector. Boston, MA. $61,490
Tides Center
To support a project that will train and send up to 10 young multimedia reporters and mentors to Okinawa to produce short video stories aimed for publication on the web site of The Washington Post. San Francisco, CA. $15,000
Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society
To support the training of tour guides for the new Captain Whitfield Museum, as well as to offer Japanese language classes. Fairhaven, MA. $16,410