CGP Grant Program – Category 2 Grantees 2012
Five College Center for East Asian Studies (FCCEAS) Northampton, MA
Peace Education in Japan and the U.S.: A
Curriculum for U.S. Classrooms
Project Director: Anne Prescott
$68,629.00
Ten teachers and two study tour leaders will
travel to Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Kyoto for 12 days in June 2013 for the
purposes of learning about peace education in Japan and creating a curriculum
for use in their own classrooms back in the U.S. The group will participate in
a one-day symposium on peace education with teachers and 9th grade students at
the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. Other activities will include A-bomb
survivor testimonials, meetings with local teachers, tours of the Nagasaki
National Peace Memorial Hall and Kyoto World Peace Museum, and discussions with
community leaders.
U.S.-Japan Bridging Foundation Washington, DC
Strengthening the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme Alumni Association (JETAA) Network and Connecting
Next Generation Leaders
Project Director: Jean M. Falvey
$70,471.00
The “Strengthening the Japan Exchange and
Teaching Programme Alumni Association (JETAA) Network
and Connecting New Generation Leaders” project proposes to establish regional
networks and organize regional and national conferences and outreach programs.
This broad objective will encompass building the infrastructure of JETAA by
conducting a strategic planning session, applying for federal nonprofit
tax-exempt status, conducting research and analysis of the JETAA’s capacity to
improve governance, strengthen the network, and improve the qualify
and impact of outreach activity through programming and social media.
Idaho Human
Rights Education Center (IHREC) Boise, ID **J-Initiative Grantee
International Education Leadership Program and
Exchange (Year 3)
Project Director: Dan Prinzing
$82,450
IHREC will conduct a 36 month
international education leadership program and exchange that links students and
teachers in Idaho with the study of cultural heritage and global partnership
with Japan. Building upon IHREC’s international Youth LEAD online forum,
teachers and students in the US and Japan will explore cultural heritage and
global partnership through the lens of the Idaho Content Learning Standards for
Geography and Culture.
Primary Source Watertown, MA **J-Initiative Grantee
Accessible Japan: Primary Source’s Online
Offerings for Educators (Year 3)
Project Director: Deborah Cunningham
$43,039
This project will introduce new programming and
resources on Japan that will be easily accessible to both national and
international audiences. Primary Source intends to create and offer a
replicable online course, an online curriculum cluster of multiple activities
for use in the classroom, and an international discussion group. A series of
webinars will support this work. Key Primary Source staff will travel to Japan
to build partnerships with Japanese educators. Staff will also use
technology-based networking tools to conduct outreach efforts and will share
their expertise at a US-based conference that focuses on Japan, Asia and/or
global studies. While all of these resources, activities, and outreach efforts
will be planned and completed during the funding period, access to this work
will exist long beyond the duration of the grant, ensuring maximum
impact.
Japan Society New
York, NY **J-Initiative Grantee
Going Global (Year 2)
Project Director: Robert Fish, Ph.D.
$58,266
The objects are 1) to build a network of schools
to further global understanding and dialogue, 2) to create meaningful communication
and interaction amongst the participants related to learning objectives
established by their schools, 3) through direct participation, to improve
student competency and motivation for learning in the area of international
studies, foreign language, understanding global perspectives, and effective and
safe use of social media, 4) to use digital technology to engage interaction
across nations and fields, 5) to promote ideas, curricula development, and
networking amongst educators to help with the teaching about Japan in schools
outside of Japan.
National Association of Japan-America Societies (NAJAS) Washington, DC
**J-Initiative Grantee
NAJAS Network Support (Year 3)
Project Director: Makiko Murotani
$95,070
This project will provide an integrated program
for small and mid-sized Japan-America Societies by combining structural and
program support from the network and NAJAS. The structural component will focus
on JAS management and board capacity building and the program component will
focus on providing speaker resources to JAS to help with their membership
retention and development. The program of structural and program support will
strengthen small and mid-sized JAS, and the NAJAS network itself, at a crucial
point in US-Japan relations.
Boston Children’s Museum (BCM) Boston, MA **J-Initiative
Grantee
Kyo No Machiya Website (Year 2)
Project Director: Leslie Swartz
$72,722
BCM aims to develop an innovative, interactive
web-based exploration of the Kyo-no-Machiya (KNM), the historically-significant Japanese House
built at BCM in 1979, and all of its many artifacts by 3-D digitalizing all of
the key objects in the house and the extensive BCM Japanese collection. With
the development of this website, created over three years with significant
professional support and input, BCM hopes to
launch a participatory global network among children and adults interested in
learning about Japan, thereby providing a place for Japan experts and
specialists to share their insights, knowledge, and ideas.
Japanese Garden Society of Oregon Portland, Oregon **J-Initiative Grantee
The North American Japanese Garden Association
(Year 2)
Project Director: Diana LaRowe
$65,874
The objective of this project is to develop the
North American Japanese Garden Association (NAJGA), a network of stakeholders
in the field of Japanese garden. NAJGA was established in the Fall of 2011 by
leaders from Japan, Canada and the U.S. to foster cultural education and
friendship with Japan. The strategic objectives for 2012 include: establish
not-for profit status, recruit members, launch an e-newsletter, augment the
NAJGA website (with member Directory and Garden Finder features), publish
findings of NAJGA research, host inaugural NAJGA Conference at Denver Botanical
Gardens, collaborate with NAJGA Japan Consortium and other related
organizations.
Sister Cities International (SCI) Washington, DC
**J-Initiative Grantee
Leading Asia: Renewing the US and Japan Sister
Cities Network (Year 3)
Project Director: Jennelle
Root
$70,895
This project will disseminate best practice
models, share innovation and progress, and help US and Japan sister cities
expand relationships by offering a variety of programs and resources. The
project will provide the information and resources needed to improve and
broaden the range of activities within US-Japan sister city partnerships with a
focus on youth and young professional development, creative economy, and
sustainable development. Leading Asia will provide more opportunity for
face-to-face exchanges for the next generation of citizen diplomats.
Stanford
Program on International and Cross Cultural Education
(SPICE), Freeman Spogli Institute for International
Studies, Stanford University Stanford, CA **J-Initiative Grantee
Reischauer Scholars Program (RSP) (Year 2)
Project Director: Gary Mukai
$72,084
The RSP annually selects 25 exceptional high
school sophomores, juniors, and seniors from throughout the United States to
engage in an intensive study of U.S.- Japan relations. The RSP provides students
with a broad overview of Japanese history, literature, religion, arts,
politics, and economics with a special focus on the U.S.- Japan relationship
through lectures from scholars, diplomats, and other professionals.
US Center for Citizen Diplomacy (USCCD) Des Moines, IA
**J-Initiative Grantee
J Center: Strengthening Japan/US Relations in
the Midwest Region of the United States; A Division of CDC Development
Solutions (Year 3)
Project Director: Ann Schodde
$70,802
The objective of the project is to create a
center that will serve to increase awareness of existing organizations and
opportunities for engagement in citizen diplomacy activities focused on Japan,
among Americans of all ages living in the Midwest region of the United States.
The ten Midwest region states to be the focus of the center include Iowa,
Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, North Dakota
and South Dakota. One planning trip to Japan will be conducted in Year 1 to
identify appropriate organizational partners to work with.
Japan-America
Society of Washington D.C. Washington, D.C. **J-Initiative Grantee
National Japan Bowl Network (Year 2)
Project Director: Risa Kamio
$56,622
This project will create a network of
organizations interested in promoting and supporting the study of Japanese
language at the high school level, with local Japan Bowl competitions as the
unifying link. The project will also promote and support the establishment and
development of local Japan Bowl and Japan Quiz Bowl programs throughout the US
as a means of supporting the next generation of leaders for US-Japan relations,
developing Japan-related information resources, and creating network
opportunities for students and teachers of Japanese.
University of
Colorado Boulder,
CO **J-Initiative Grantee
J-OPP: Japan Online Professional Programs for
Western Region Teachers (Year 1)
Project Director: Lynn Parisi
$80,900
The objectives of this project are to 1)
Establish and expand networks and programs in K-12 Japan outreach, 2) Develop
and deliver customized online courses and resource databases on Japan to K-12
educators in underserved Midwest and Mountain West states, 3) disseminate
exemplary and innovative curriculum materials developed by projects around the
country to underserved areas, 4) Provide customized educational services on
Japan to underserved areas of the Midwest and Mountain West, 5) Implement
teacher workshop and professional development models that demonstrate the
potential to change traditional concepts of outreach by using new technologies,
6) evaluate the program, and 7) maintain program products for use beyond the
J-OPP project.
Asian Art
Museum (AAM) San
Francisco, CA **J-Initiative Grantee
Bridge Japan Project (Year 2)
Project Director: Deborah Clearwaters
$88,910
The Bridge Japan Project will build the capacity
of the Asian Art Museum to make meaningful contributions to US-Japan exchange
by evaluating and refining existing K-12 resources; developing an online,
searchable resource for K-12 teachers and students that includes standards
based lesson plans, art, video, and primary and secondary literature, and
through regional and national online training to support teachers in using
these resources.
Japan Center for International Exchange New York, NY ** J-Support
Grantee
Facilitating US-Japan Civil Society
Collaboration for Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake (Year 2)
Project Director: Atsuko Geiger
$100,000
This project will seek to develop new programs
to support the growth of the Japanese NGO/NPO sector by: 1) launching an
innovative feedback loop program that converts stories from beneficiaries into
data; 2) deepening relationships with Japanese NPOs and NGOs for activation in
disasters outside of Japan; and 3) carrying out open workshops and distributing
materials and tools for organizational development, including in particular
fundraising capacity building for any interested Japanese NPOs or NGOs.
This project will also support more donors to
engage philanthropically in Japan by developing programs for existing GlobalGiving partners and providing new tools for
Japan-based corporations to engage in global philanthropy.