Education
Amerasian School in Okinawa
To support funding a principal and teacher for an independent school in Okinawa targeted at Japanese-American students and other students who have difficulty fitting into the Japanese public school system.
Okinawa, Japan. ¥5,880,000
Concordia Language Villages
To support a program to strengthen the teaching of the Japanese language in the US.
Moorhead, MN. $30,000
EngageAsia
To support EngageAsia’s solicitation, selection, and travel costs as part of the 2019 Elgin Heinz Award.
Rye, NY. $2,500
Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana
To support a day-long high school competition focused on Japanese language and culture.
San Diego, CA. $4,000
Kizuna Across Cultures
To support a classroom to classroom virtual exchange.
Washington, DC. $55,000
US-Japan Technical Connections, Inc.
To support an exchange program that brings rural US students to Fukuoka for a work-study program.
South Royalton, VT. $13,000
Communication and Public Opinion
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
To support a knowledge exchange between the US and Japan concerning screening, assessment, and treatment of abuse victims.
Omaha, NE. $73,441
New York University, School of Law
To support a project to bring US expertise to Japan to study miscarriage of justice.
New York, NY. $25,000
Obon Society
To support the discovery, identification, and return of Japanese war flags to their Japanese families.
Astoria, OR. $20,000
The International House of Japan
To support a series of leadership sessions for young Asia Pacific leaders.
Tokyo, Japan. ¥3,200,000
Tucson Repertory Orchestra
To support a US-Japan joint orchestra concert in Osaka.
Tucson, AZ. $4,464
US-Japan Policy Studies
Council on Foreign Relations
To support the creation of an infoGuide to educate and explain the current Japanese constitutional debate.
New York, NY. $35,322
Trustees of Dartmouth College
To support a project to assess the Japanese citizen’s perception of Self-Defense Forces.”
Lebanon, NH. $39,000
