NY de Volunteer Inc, New York, New York
NYdV Explore Japanese Culture: Cultural Immersion Program at Leaders HS in Brooklyn, NY, and NYC Parks & Recreation Centers – Japanese Cultural events
Project Director: Fernando Rojas
$32,000.00
To provide a series of Japanese cultural activities to students at Leader High School, a public school located in south Brooklyn, and other local community members through NYC Parks & Recreation Centers. Activities includes Japanese cooking classes, Origami, Shodo, Otedama etc.
Regents of the University of Colorado, Program for Teaching East Asia, Boulder, Colorado
Augmenting Japan Studies for K-12 Teachers: New Connections and Directions
Project Director: Catherine Ishida
$31,988.00
To design and implement 26 Japan-related events that explore five themes: Japan in the world, natural sciences and Japan through literature, Japanese customs and arts, Japanese poetry, and women in modern Japan.
Table for Two USA, New York, New York
Japanese Culinary Partnership Program: Inspiring Japanese Cultural Exploration Through Food
Project Director: Mayumi Uejima-Carr
$30,400.00
To support the project which is implemented over a 12-month period, encompassing program development (outreach to partners, curriculum development, instructor training system development) and implementation (instructor training, in-person class implementation) phases. During the implementation phase, instructors at the partner organizations deliver at least 20 events about Japanese food and food education.