Education
Ashoka Japan
To support the Changemaker’s program which identifies and guides outstanding young leaders.
Tokyo, Japan. ¥2,000,000
Brooklyn Japanese Dual Language Association Inc.
To support the salary of a Japanese language teacher in an existing dual language elementary school.
Brooklyn, NY. $37,048
Creative Connections Inc.
To support transition funding for the US/Japan Artlink program.
Norwalk, CT. $5,000
Del Norte County Schools/Del Norte High School
To support an exchange program between California and Iwate High School that were brought together by a wayward boat lost in the 2011 Tsunami.
Crescent City, CA. $22,400
EngageAsia
To support funding for the selection of the 2020 and 2021 Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher Awards.
Pleasantville, NY. $5,000
Global Fund for Educational Assistance (Beyond Tomorrow)
To support the Beyond Tomorrow program to assist underprivileged Japanese youth including a trip to the US.
Tokyo, Japan. ¥4,697,229
Japan-America Society of Washington DC
To support the annual “Japan Bowl” a competition for US high school teams.
Washington, DC. $35,000
Midori Foundation Inc. (Midori and Friends)
To support transition funding for in-school music and cultural programming.
New York, NY. $10,000
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford University
To support the extension of the 2020 e-Japan and Reischauer Scholars Program award ceremony.
Stanford, CA. $5,000
Sumter County Schools
To support the high school exchange program between Sumter County (GA) and Miyoshi, Japan.
Americus, GA. $52,050
Table for Two USA
To support the Wa-Shokuiku project, which brings Japanese food and culture experiences to elementary school children.
Washington, DC. $68,505
Communication and Public Opinion
Asia Policy Point
To support their Historians Luncheon: a discussion about Bataan’s POWs, held on May 31, 2019 in Norfolk, Virginia.
Washington, DC. $600
National Association of Japan-America Societies
To support the administration and logistics of the Grassroots Summit.
Washington, DC. $15,000
The Film Collaborative Inc.
To support the short-term filming and production activities for the creation of a film about Reverend TK Nakagaki and his book “The Buddhist Swastika and Hitler’s Cross.”
Los Angeles, CA. $5,000
The National Bureau of Asian Research
To support episodes of the NBR “Asia Insight” Podcast which will focus on the dynamics of Asia as it affects the US-Japan relationship.
Washington, DC. $13,101
