Recording: “Meiji Modern: What Women’s Education Means Then and Now” Panel Discussion
This event, presented by Asia Society Japan, featured a moderated panel discussion at The International House of Japan in Tokyo in person and online on August 28, 2023. Discussion focused on the significance of women’s education in Japan since the time the country was modernizing 150 years ago. Digital Museum of the History of Japanese […]
Grew Bancroft Foundation
The Grew Bancroft Foundation provides 4-year undergraduate scholarships to Japanese students attending U.S. liberal arts colleges. The Foundation is named for Joseph C. Grew, U.S. Ambassador to Japan (1932-42), and Edgar A. Bancroft, U.S. Ambassador to Japan (1924-25). Over the past 90 years, more than 200 scholars have graduated from prestigious colleges, and 36 students […]
Recording: “Quakes and Japan” Panel Discussion
LINK TO RECORDING This public event was co-sponsored by the Digital Museum of the History of Japanese in New York and the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia. Featuring guest speakers Thomas Burkman, Teresa Maebori, Ed Nakawatase, and Kathleen Paulmier, the conversation covered prominent historical figures from within the Society of Friends and their contributions to historical development in […]