Reviews in Both Japan and the United States for 2001-2002 Awards Are Complete, and The
Research Fellowships
Research Fellowshipsallow scholars, researchers and professionals in the humanities and social sciences to conduct research in Japan for periods ranging from two months to a year. For the 2001-2002 funding year, twelve fellowships have been awarded to:
Adolphson, Mikael Harvard University, The Teeth and Claws of Buddha: Armed Monks and Religious Forces in Premodern Japan
Beckwith, Christopher Indiana University, The Koguryo Language and Japanese
Birnbaum, PhyllisBiography of Fujita Tsuguji
deFerranti, Hugh University of Michigan, Tales of Biwa-hiki: Yamashika Yoshiyuki and the Biwa Recitation Traditions of Kyushu
Dudden, Alexis Connecticut College, Apologetic Techniques: Legal and Historical Compensations for the Colonization of Korea
Fowler, Sherry University of Kansas, Muroji: A Contextual Analysis of the Temple and its Images
Howland, Douglas DePaul University, Japan Among the Sovereign States: From Idea to Action
Lincicome, Mark College of the Holy Cross, Education and Regional Identity Formation in the Asia-Pacific
Ravina, Mark Emory University, The Last Samurai: Saigo Takamori and the Demise of the Samurai Class
Robertson, Jennifer University of Michigan, Blood and Muscle: Ikeda Shigenori and Japanese Nation-Building
Shirai, Yasuhiro Cornell University, Universals of Grammaticization and the Historical Change of the Japanese Tense-aspect System
Suzuki, Tomi Columbia University, Genre, Gender, and Modernity: Construction of Cultural Topography in Modern Japan
Doctoral Fellowships
Doctoral Fellowships give doctoral candidates in the humanities, arts and social sciences the opportunity to conduct research in Japan for periods ranging from 4 to 14 months. For the 2001-2002 funding year, nine fellowships were awarded to:
Cather, Kirsten University of California at Berkeley, Administrations of Aesthetics in Prewar Japan - A Comparison of Censored Literature
Filler, Stephen Ohio State University, The Revolutionary Literature of Japanese Anarchism
Fisher, Stephen Yale University, Selling the Seeds of Love: Courtship and Marriage in Contemporary Japan
Fukuoka, Maki University of Chicago, Between Seeing and Knowing: Photography in Tokugawa 1848-1868
Kakizaki, Caroline Stanford University, Tateyama's Mandalas
Maruko, Susan Harvard University, Organized Crime in the Politics of Modern Japan, 1868-1952
Maxey, Trent Cornell University, Nation and Religion: Christian Intellectuals and 'Nationalized' Subjects in Modern Japan
Meeks, Lori Princeton University, The Women of Japan's Medieval Ritsu-school Nun's Revival Movement
Robinson, Jeremy University of Michigan, The Convergence of Japanese, Chinese and Korean Traditions in the Tsukushi Man'yo Poets
Staff Expansion Grants
Staff Expansion Grants extend financial assistance over a 3-year period for the creation of new teaching positions in Japan-related areas at American academic institutions. The awards cover up to one-half of the appointee's salary and social welfare expenses. Awards total $26,880 for the first year (2001-2002). The following universities received staff expansion awards:
University of Kansas, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Research/Professional Conference Grants
Research/Professional Cconference Grants provide limited support to research and academic institutions for Japan-related research and professional conferences conducted in the United States that are the result of collaborative efforts rather than the work of a single individual. The awards cover a maximum of $40,000 for projects with duration of up to two years. Grants were awarded to eight institutions for conferences totaling $178,160:
Bryn Mawr CollegeThe Rebuilding of Japan's Bombed Cities - A Comparative Analysis
Duke UniversityTriangle East Asian Colloquium
Japan SocietyPlanning Seminar for "Early Buddhism Art from Korean and Japan"
Social Science Research CouncilSSRC Japan Studies Dissertation Conference
Southern Japan SeminarSouthern Japan Seminar
Tufts University10th Annual Conference of the Association for Japanese Literature Studies
University of ArizonaSpeech Style Shift in Japanese
University of IllinoisMidwest Japan Seminar
Library Support Programs
Library Support Programs promote research on and understanding of Japan through donations of Japan-related books and other materials to American research and educational institutions above the high school level.
Eleven institutions received a total of ¥13,197,000 in Library Support. Seven institutions whose Japan Studies programs are in the early stages of development received Library Support grants for Japan-related books in English. Applicants are given a list of selected titles in English from which they may select a basic set from all fields (Category A1) or request individual titles from the list (Category A2) up to a value of ¥500,000. Of those institutions receiving support in 2001-2002, all were in Category A2.
Category A2
- California State University, Bakersfield
- City College of New York
- Colorado College
- Eastern Michigan University
- Hawaii Pacific University
- Northeastern University
- Texas A&M University
Category B1
- Columbia University
- Harvard University
- Ohio State University
- University of Iowa
- Montana State University, Bozeman
- Rice University
Publication Assistance provides publishers with subsidies to help cover one-quarter to one-half of the production costs of high quality, Japan-related books in the humanities, social sciences and the arts in languages other than Japanese. Two grants totaled $16,679:
Columbia University Press for Chikamatsu: Five Late Plays
Columbia University Press for Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World 1852-1912
Artist Fellowship Program
Artist Fellowships gives artists and specialists in the arts the opportunity to pursue creative projects in Japan with their Japanese counterparts for periods of two to six months. Two awards were granted to:
Hall, Barrythe new text for the stage, titled "Eternal City"
Moore, JubilithIncorporated Noh
Film Production Support
Film Production Support of up to ¥5,000,000 is provided to experienced individuals or organizations for the production of films, TV programs and/or other audio-visual materials that further understanding of Japan or Japanese culture. Grants totaling ¥16,700,000 were made for the following project:
American Film FoundationNIHONGA: The Art and Soul of Modern Japan
Ferne, PearlsteineSumo East and West
Hershfield, JoanneWomen of Japan: Crossing Cultural Borders
Lo, LouiseMasami Teraoka: Between East and West
Lockhart, SharonNo-no IKEBANA
McKay, WilliamJAPAN: Culture in Transition
Exhibitions Abroad Program
Exhibitions Abroad Program provides funding to museums and galleries for exhibitions introducing Japanese art and culture. Grants totaling approximately ¥4,500,000 went to:
History of U.S.-Japan Friendship Dolls at the Japanese American National Museum (CA)
Modern Photography in Japan: 1915-1940 at The Friends of Photography (CA)
Moving Image Japan at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center (NY)
Sighting: Three Japanese Artists at the White Box (NY)
Tomihiro Exhibition in Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the U.S.-Japan Peace Treaty at the Japan Society of Northern California (CA)
Translated Acts at the Queens Museum of Art (NY)
Zen: Painting and Calligraphy 1600-1900 at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (CA)
Special Projects Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Japan-U.S. Peace Treaty in San Francisco, CA
The Hakone Foundation (CA) for Past, Present and Future for a dance collaboration between Mary Sano and her Duncan dancers, Dafeng Zhenyang and Hosenko Dance Company, and Osamu Kitajima and his musicians
The Theater of Yugen (CA) for Moon of the Scarlet Plums, a contemporary Noh play fusion with Native American performance techniques by Yuriko Doi, Erik Ehn, three Native American performers and three Japanese performers
Support Program for Japanese-Language Courses Abroad (Salary Assistance/Support for Courses Grant Programs)
Support Program for Japanese-Language Courses Abroad (Salary Assistance Grant Program) provides assistance over a three-year period to educational, cultural or public affairs organizations for the creation of full-time Japanese-language teaching positions. Support is on a cost-sharing basis, with the Foundation contributing up to two-thirds of the appointee's salary and fringe benefits. Awards were given to seven grantees:
Carleton College (MN)
Clarendon Elementary School (CA)
Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)
Gustavus Adolphus College (MN)
Hamilton College (NY)
Minneapolis Public Schools (MN)
Southwest Missouri State University (MO)
Support Program for Japanese-Language Courses Abroad(Support For Courses) provides assistance to fund the teaching staff's salaries in cases of financial difficulties faced by institutions conducting Japanese language education. Grants are mainly given for the management of courses, and are limited to cases in which there is expectation that the organization will become self-supporting in the near future. Awards to three grantees amounted to $23,000.
East Hartford/Glastonbury Elementary Magnet School (CT)
Glastonbury Public Schools (CT)
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (WI)
Support Program for Developing Networks of Japanese Language Teachers and Institutions
Support Program for Developing Networks of Japanese Language Teachers and Institutions (formerly known as the "Japanese Language Research/Seminar Grant Program") is designed to assist organizations/institutions to conduct research, seminars or workshops aiming to enhance Japanese language education at the pre-collegiate level.
California State University, Long Beach (CA)
2001 Summer Intensive Training Program for Teachers of the Japanese Language from the US/Canada/UK in Urawa, Japan
2001 Summer Intensive Training Program for Teachers of the Japanese Language from the US/Canada/UK in Urawa, Japan provides primary and secondary school teachers (non-Japanese) with the opportunity to attend an intensive course in Japanese language and teaching methodology at the Japanese Language Institute, Urawa, Japan.
Averill Park School District (NY) for Susannah Graziano
Bell High School (CA) for Timothy Mathos
Cooley High School (MI) for Freda Johnson
East Ramapo High School (NY) for Roberta Young
F.H. La Guardia High School (NY) for Garret Sokoloff
Franklin Pierce High School (WA) for Kathi Erickson
George Washington High School (CA) for Veronica Pryce
Honokaa High School (HI) for Darlene Okada
Lakeview High School (MI) for Faye Valtadoros
Lawrence Free State High School (KS) for Kenneth Holt
Miami Palmetto Senior High School (FL) for Juan Carlos Morales
Milford Mill Academy (MD) for Scott Navitsky
Millard North High School (NE) for William P. Cunningham
Mount Eden High School (CA) for Randall Seifert
Owego Free Academy (NY) for Kin T. Chee
Santa Monica High School (CA) for Donald Callister
Sheridan Japanese Program (OR) for Hsiao-Pei Yang
Woodberry Forest School (VA) for George Pruitt
Japanese Speech Contest Support Program
Japanese Speech Contest Support Program assists organizations to hold Japanese speech contests by providing partial financial support and prizes.
Arizona Association of Teachers of Japanese (AZ)
Brigham Young Univ. (UT)
California State University, Los Angeles (CA)
Duke University (NC)
Japan America Society of Georgia (GA)
Seton Hall University (NJ)
University of California, Irvine (CA)
University of Colorado, Boulder (CO)
University of Iowa (IA)
Japanese Language Training Program for Postgraduate Students
Japanese Language Training Program for Postgraduate Students provides intensive Japanese-language training to enable participants to improve their proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing. Courses are for either two or four months and are conducted at The Japanese Language Institute, Kansai in Japan. For 2001, four awards were given to:
Banks, Dawn-Elissa University of Florida (FL)
Lee, Jee Young University of Pittsburgh (PA)
Mullaney, Thomas Columbia University (NY)
Yamamoto, Ann Columbia University (NY)
Training Program for Teachers of the Japanese Language
Training Program for Teachers of the Japanese Language gives grantees an opportunity to improve their language-teaching skills and deepen their knowledge of Japan. Universities, colleges, secondary schools, and nonprofit educational institutions apply on behalf of their Japanese-language instructors for this program of intensive lectures on language and teaching methodology at the Foundation's Language Institute in Urawa, Japan. Awards were give to eight recipients:
Averill Park School District (NY) for Susannah Graziano
Florida Atlantic University (FL) for Sumiko Uo
Lincoln High School (WI) for Jacquelynn Collins
Muriel S. Snowden International High School (MA) for Ying-Hong Wang
Northern Valley Regional High School (NJ) for James Buoye
Rutgers Preparatory School (NJ) for Helen Underwood
Saint John's School (GU) for Fumiko Harada-Ziemer
San Clemente High School (CA) for Yasuko Ozawa
Japanese-Language Teaching Materials Donation Program
The Japanese-Language Teaching Materials Donation Program provides teaching materials at the college and pre-college level for colleges and universities, schools, and nonprofit institutions offering Japanese-language courses. 225 institutions received materials valued up to ¥150,000 each:
Colleges and Universities
Arizona State University (AZ)
Boston College (MA)
Brookdale Community College (NJ)
California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo (CA)
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CA)
California State University, Humboldt (CA)
California State University, San Francisco (CA)
Cascadia Community College (WA)
Cerritos College (CA)
Chapman University (CA)
City College of San Francisco (CA)
Clemson University (SC)
Coe College (IA)
Colby College (ME)
The College of William and Mary (VA)
Creighton University (NE)
Elizabethtown Community College (KY)
Florida Atlantic University (FL)
Furman University (SC)
Georgetown College (KY)
Grinnell College (IA)
Guam Community College (GU)
Hawaii Pacific University (HI)
Hofstra University (NY)
Howard University (DC)
Indiana University (IN)
Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IN)
Iona College (NY)
Kapiolani Community College (HI)
Kauai Community College (HI)
Lafayette College (PA)
Marist College (NY)
Mesa Community College (AZ)
Mira Costa College (CA)
Montana State University, Bozeman (MT)
Monterey Institute of International Studies (CA) / Murray State University (KY)
North Central College (IL)
North Seattle Community College (WA)
Northern Arizona University (AZ)
Northern Illinois University (IL)
Northern Marianas College (Saipan)
Old Dominion University (VA)
Orange Coast College (CA)
Rio Hondo College (CA)
St. Lawrence University (NY)
St. Michael's College (VT)
Santa Monica College (CA)
Seton Hall University (NJ)
Shoreline Community College (WA)
Southern Methodist University-Dedman College (TX)
Spokane Falls Community College (WA)
Texas A&M University (TX)
University of Arizona (AZ)
University of Cincinnati (OH)
University of Evansville (IN)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (MA)
University of Memphis (TN)
University of Nebraska, Omaha (NE)
University of Nevada, Reno (NV)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (NV)
University of Redlands (CA)
University of San Francisco (CA)
University of South Florida (FL)
University of Texas, Austin (TX)
University of Vermont (VT)
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (WI)
Washington College (MD)
Washington and Lee University (VA)
Washington University-St. Louis (MO)
Weber State University (UT)
Wittenberg University (OH)
Pre-Collegiate and Public Organizations
Abraham Lincoln High School (CA)
A.C.E. World Language Programs (WA)
Albert S. Johnston High School (TX)
Alicia R. Chacon International School (TX)
Alisal High School (CA)
A.N. McCallum High School (TX)
Annie Wright School (WA)
Apple Valley High School (MN)
Aragon High School (CA)
Arvida Middle School (FL)
Austin High School (TX)
Austin E. Lathrop High School (AK)
Battle Creek Language and Culture Center (MI)
Beaver Dam High School (WI)
Bellaire Senior High School (TX)
Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Nassau County (NY)
Bonita Vista High School (CA)
Boston Latin Academy (MA)
Brookline High School (MA)
Cedar Park Christian School-Nozomi School (WA)
Centennial High School (NV)
Chaminade College Preparatory School (MO)
Chipman Middle School (CA)
Choate Rosemary Hall (CT)
Churchill High School (OR)
Clackamas High School (OR)
Clarendon Elementary School (CA)
Clarkstown High School North (NY)
Clover Hill High School (VA)
Clovis Grove Elementary School (WI)
The College Preparatory School (CA)
Crestridge School of International-Global Studies (NE)
Crockett High School (TX)
Culver City High School (CA)
Dallas Japanese Association, Inc. (TX)
Decatur High School (WA)
Dunn Elementary School (CO)
Dwight Rich Middle School (MI)
East Hartford/Glastonbury Elementary Magnet School (CT)
Eastern High School (MI)
Ed W. Clark High School (NV)
Edward White Career Academy (IL)
Everett High School (MI)
Everett Alvarez High School (CA)
Federal Way High School (WA)
Federation of San Francisco Bay and Coast Area Japanese Schools (CA)
Florin High School (CA)
Four Lakes Distance Education Network (WI)
Fremont High School (CA)
Gardner Middle School (MI)
George Washington High School (CA)
George Washington High School (GU)
Glencoe High School (OR)
Hall-Dale High School (ME)
The Harker School (CA)
Herbert Hoover Middle School (CA)
Higgins Middle School (MS)
Hilltop High School (CA)
Hilo High School (HI)
Homestead High School (CA)
The International Academy (MI)
James Campbell High School (HI)
Japan America Society of Houston, Inc. (TX)
Japanese Language School Unified System, Inc. (CA)
Jefferson Elementary School (WI)
Jennie Katharine Kolter Elementary School (TX)
J.J. Pearce High School (TX)
J.L. Mann Academy (SC)
Jonathan Burr Elementary School (IL)
Juneau-Douglas High School (AK)
Kamiak High School (WA)
Kealing Junior High School (TX)
Klahowya Secondary School (WA)
Laguna Creek High School (CA)
Lake Braddock Secondary School (VA) / Lake Highlands High School (TX)
Lake Washington High School (WA)
Las Lomas High School (CA)
The Lawrenceville School (NJ)
Le Jardin Windward Oahu Academy (HI)
Lick-Wilmerding High School (CA)
Long Beach Polytechnic High School (CA)
Lowell High School (CA)
Lynbrook High School (CA)
Lyndon Baines Johnson High School (TX)