October 2006
Education
Anacortes School District
To support Japanese language instruction at Island View Elementary School in Anacortes, WA. Anacortes, WA. $2,200
The Japan Association for Diplomatic History
To support the development of a comprehensive textbook on the history of U.S.-Japan relations. Kobe, Japan. ¥ 4,300,000
Hiroshima University
To support the second year of continued development of Hiroshima University’s Global Partnership Schools Center that will promote school-to-school relationships in the U.S. and Japan. Hiroshima, Japan. ¥ 7,729,400
Japan-America Society of Washington, DC
The twelfth year of support for a national Japanese language and culture competition for high school students. Washington, DC. $50,000
Lincoln Memorial University
To enable students from Kanto International Senior High School in Tokyo, Japan to visit primary and secondary schools in Tennessee. Harrogate, TN. $7,500
Little Rock School District
To support the establishment of a sister-school relationship between Gibbs Magnet School of Foreign Languages and International Studies and a school in Mie Prefecture, Japan as part of the 2006 Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher Award. Little Rock, AR. $5,000
Manjiro Historic Ship Society
To support the restoration of the historic house where Captain Whitfield housed Manjiro and started America and Japan on a path of friendship. New York, NY. $1,000
Murray State University
To provide partial salary support for the first Japanese language teacher ever in Murray Independent Schools, a local public school district in Murray, Kentucky. Murray, KY. $16,125
Nanzan University
To support the first year of the Nagoya American Studies Summer Seminars, which aim to enhance mutual understanding between Americans and Japanese. Nagoya, Japan. $35,000
Simmons College
To support the second year of a three-year teacher-professional development program that will introduce Boston Public high school teachers to the study of Japan. Boston, MA. $75,000
St. John’s School
To support the Japanese language program at St. John’s School as part of the 2006 Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher Program. Tumon, Guam. $2,500
Stuyvesant High School
To support the Japanese language program at Stuyvesant High School and a city-wide Japanese language competition as part of the 2006 Elgin Heinz Award. New York, NY. $2,500
Temple University Japan
To support a US study tour for Japanese high school teachers, including lectures, historical tours, and follow-up workshops that will focus on American Studies. Tokyo, Japan. ¥ 4,500,000
University of Oklahoma
To support a seminar on modern Japan for 25 K-12 teachers in Oklahoma. Norman, OK. $15,845
University of South Dakota
To support the initial development of the Japan Studies Network, an affiliation of resource persons and educational institutions in the immediate region of the confluence of the Missouri and Big Sioux Rivers, dedicated to actively promoting and facilitating, in the area schools, programs of learning about diverse aspects of Japanese history, geography, culture, and society. Vermillion, SD. $17,600
Communication and Public Opinion
Japan Society
To support the eleventh year of an intensive fellowship program for American media professionals, allowing them to reside, study and work for six weeks in Japan, focused on a research topic of their choice. New York, NY. $110,000
National Bureau of Asian Research
To commission Japan Forum member and author Ms. Fumiko Halloran to submit book reviews of Japanese scholarly work to the Japan-US Discussion Forum on a regular basis. Seattle, WA. $10,000
New York University’s John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress
To support New York University’s John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress and honor John Brademas for the creation of this Center. New York, NY. $5,000
Richard J. Coron Foundation
To support the work of the Caron Foundation and to honor Tim and Judy Ryan for their work with this organization. Wernersville, PA. $5,000
US-Japan Policy Studies
Pacific Forum CSIS
To support the second year of a three-year focused policy dialogue on U.S.-Japan-China relations that will draw attention to the long-term strategic goals of the three countries, and how current policy positions and pronouncements, on all three sides, impact the realization of those goals. Honolulu, HI. $75,103
The Regents of the University of California(University of California at Santa Barbara)
To support a two-day conference in May 2007 that will discuss the resurgence of nationalism in East