録画：「明治モダン：女性教育の今と昔」パネルディスカッション
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 in New York Founding Board Chair Dr. Nick Homma spoke about the first Japanese women sponsored by the Meiji government to study abroad in the United States. Former International Christian University President Dr. Junko Hibiya discussed gender issues that continue today. The discussion was moderated by Asia Society Japan Founding Member Mitsuru Claire Chino. The […]
グルー・バンクロフト財団
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 are currently enrolled. The Grew Bancroft Foundation announced the Sutematsu Scholarship, initiated by Akiko Kuno, great-granddaughter of Sutematsu Oyama and a trustee of the Grew Bancroft Foundation. It is designed to promote women leaders at leading liberal arts colleges in the US. www.grew-bancroft.or.jp/
録画：「クエーカーの日本における歴史的発展への貢献」パネルディスカッション
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 Japan, as well as current Quakers from within the Japanese American community. The event was hosted by Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. and took place on March 23, 2023.