Bid for Education

The Japanese American National Museum’s Bid for Education program was officially launched at the 2000 Gala Dinner by the late US Senator Daniel K. Inouye in response to state budget cuts that threatened bus transportation for school field trips. Since then, it has become a galvanizing force behind the museum’s School Visits program, making field trips to JANM possible for more than 12,000 primary and secondary school students and teachers every year. Thanks to many generous donors, Bid for Education raises thousands of dollars annually.

Funds raised by the Bid for Education are earmarked to support bus transportation and museum admission for primary and secondary school students from Title I schools and groups who have demonstrated financial need. Both school buses and public transportation are eligible for funding. Bid for Education funds also support K–12 educator workshops, the development of free printed and digital resources for educators, docent recruitment and training, and many other educational initiatives.

Although the Bid for Education receives much of its funding through the Gala, donations can be made at any time.

MAKE A BID FOR EDUCATION GIFT

Click here to view instructions for registering and donating.

If you would prefer not to donate online, you can donate by mail to:

Japanese American National Museum
ATTN: 2020 Bid For Education
100 N. Central Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Donate by phone using a credit card at 213.830.5658 during our business hours.

2019 Bid for Education Donors

Thank you to the following individuals and organizations who made gifts to our 2019 Bid for Education program. These Bid for Education gifts enable the museum to share the important lessons of the Japanese American experience with students and educators across the nation.

DF Foundation

Earle K. & Katherine F. Moore Foundation

Nikki Kodama & Family

Okada Family Foundation

Bob & Carolyn Fujioka

Irene Y. Hirano Inouye

Nancy Katayama

Gary Kawaguchi

Kosasa Family

The Kresge Foundation

Randall R. Lee & Stella M. Jeong

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Second District

Dennis R. Sugino

Yamagata Foundation

Anonymous • Capital Group • Michele & Michael Connolly • Tracy Katayama Esse • Robert & Mary Fujioka • William Fujioka & Darlene Kuba • Fukumura Family • Leslie K. Furukawa & John H. Hayashi • George, Lisa & Nathan Sugimoto Family Foundation • Douglas M. Goto • Meloni M. Hallock • Ken & Jo Ann Hamamura • Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation • Frank & Betty Hiji • Linda Horioka • Tom & Barbara Iino • Kimi Inadomi • Paul Inouye • William Ito • Shirley Jensen • Gene & Vickie Kanamori • Yuji & Ellen Kawana • Karen Lindsay • Mel & Nora Masuda • Deni & Norm Mineta • Libby Morimoto • Richard & Joyce Morimoto • Susan Morita & Alan Matsumoto • Richard & Masako Murakami • Kari L. Nakama • Rod & Elsie Nakamoto • Jeanne S. Nelson • Kristine Nishiyama & Family • John & Trudy Nishizu Family • Katharine C. Nitta • Okabayashi Family • Michael G. Okamura • Susan Onuma • Kelly T. Saito • Ron Sakai & Lauree Peterson-Sakai • Roy & Eileen Sakamoto • Floyd & Ruth Ann Shimomura • Curtis & Naomi Taira • Ronald N. Takasugi • Sumi Tsuno • Richard M. Watanabe • Emie Yamate • Gordon T. Yamate • Lynne & Craig Yonemura • Mariko Yuki • The Yuki Family

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Paul & Ann Abe • Warren & Sharon Abe • Cynthia Abrams • Eugene Y. Amimoto • Anonymous • June M. Aoki • Camille Arai • Wade & Joy Arai • Julie Azuma • Robert M. Miura & Kathryn A. Bannai • Chihiro Braam • Fred Burkardt • Michelle Burke • Carlson & Karla Cabico • Marlene Calderon • Michael Campbell • Tony Cannon • Amy Chen • Angela Chen & Sammy Hsu • Jayne Chen Ishikawa • Akira Chiba • Greg & Joyce Chinn • Marcia Choo • Jennifer & Alan Chuang Family • Carrie M. Clark • Kathleen H. Clark • Wyatt N. Conlon • Alison De La Cruz • Eddie DeVall • Charlene Dolton • Cindy Ensworth • Kimiko Ferraro • Christiane Fujii • Ford & Mari Fujii • Linda A. Fujioka • Kimiko Fujita • Richard G. Fukutaki • Kevin Fukuyama • Yasuko M. Furumoto-Sakimura • Elaine Genevro • Cellin Gluck • Nahan H. Gluck • Beaumont Q. Hall • Kenneth & JoAnn Hamamura • Hozumi Hanada • Linda Hara & Victor Kato • The Harakawa Family • Danny & Doreen Haramoto • Ruth Hatchimonji • Edgar & Miyo Haver • Hayashi Family • Toshio Higa • Scott Hiji • Bette Hiramatsu • Akira & Jo Ann Hirose • Michelle Hirose • Paul Hirose • Janet Hiroshima • Mitch Homma • Stan Honda • Ralph & Joy Hutter • Sarah Hutter • Robert Inadomi • Marvin Inouye • Christine Ishida-Matsuda • Misako N. Ishizu • Anthony T. Iwamiya • Bruce Iwasaki • Sumi Iwasaki • Ellyn Iwata • Bennett Jeong • Cyndy Jhung • Jon Kagawa • Sidney K. Kanazawa & Millicent N. Sanchez • Masayoshi Kato • Hal & Barbara Keimi • George & Jane Kim • Wende King • Alex Kitajima • Jenna Kobara & David Tang • Keith & Lena Kobayashi • Lindsey & Ken Kogasaka • Misa Koketsu • Carol M. Komatsuka • Michiaki Koyama • Nora Kubota • Kurumada Family • Joy Kurumada • Stirling & Joann Kurumada • Mari Kuwabara • Joyce J. Layne • Brandon Leong • Bob Lindquist • Estela Lopez • Warren Loui & Rose Chan • John & Hisayo Maki • Alvin Makino • Amie Marben • Ernie Marchosky • Jane Y. Matsumoto • Terry T. Matsumoto • Laura Matsunaga • Kenji Matsuo • Jann Middo • Midori Mits • Yuichi Mitsumori • Reiso & Shizuka Miyamoto • Sheri Miyamoto • Thomas & Gail Miyasaki • Dean & Neneta Miyata • David M. Miyoshi • Douglas Montgomery • Laura M. Moon • Joshua Morey • Robert & Akiko Moriguchi • Carrie Morita • Julia M. Murakami & Lena H. Murakami • Galen & Phyllis Murakawa • Stephanie Nagami • Candice Nakagawa • Shinji & Irene Nakagawa • John & Shirley Nakaki • Yoshio Nakamura • Hideki Nakashiro • David & Lily Nakatani • Jon & Janice Nishimori • Alan Nishio • Stephanie Nitahara • Yoshi & Mark O'Connor • Cindy N. Oda • Dennis M. Ogawa • Nancy Okubo • Michael Okuda • Don & Jeanette Onishi • Barney & Yuki'i Ono • Sebastian Ontiveros • Miyoko Oshima • Sachie Oshima • Helen Ota & Mike Palma • Rumiko Ota • Keiko K. Otani • Stephen & Corleen Parmelee • Jan Perry • Suki T. Ports • Poston Community Alliance • Dorothy & Joshua Potter • Crystal Reiter • Carolina Roque • David Rouhafza • Mary N. Sadahiro • Mark Saji • Jeffrey B. Sakaguchi • Elaine Sakamoto • Ryan T. Sakamoto • Bacon Sakatani • Isabelle Sato • Yoshie Sato • Cecilia Schlesinger • Steve Sherline • Roy R. Shiba • Raymond & Sharon Shibata • Ken & Margaret Shimada • Pauline & Wayne Shimizu • Tachi Shimoyama • Bill & Emi Shishima • Shana Wong Solares • Cooke & Elaine Sunoo • David & Arlene Tademaru • Edwin Takahashi • Gloria & Harry Takahashi • In memory of Buddy Takata • Stephen Takeda • Marie Tanaka • Cheri Tanimura & Leonard Ikeda • Teri E. Tanimura • In memory of Dorothy Tanioka • Denny Tedesco • William Teragawa • Fred & Kaz Togawa • Roger S. Toguchi • Diane A. Tokugawa • Evelyn Tokuyama • June Tonomura • Ron & Jean Toshima • Fay K. Toyama • Russel Tsuda & Vicky Murakami-Tsuda • Meisa Tsudama • Susan & Russell Uchiyama • Karen Umemoto • Matsuko Uyeno • Marion Wada • Henry Wang • Jason Wang • Amy Watanabe • Wendy Watanabe & Eric Winter • Yoshihisa Watanabe • Scott & Rachel Wegner • Lauren Werner • Cullen Williams • John A. Witscher & Patricia Ishida • Mary Y. Yamabe • Bradford Yamada & Cornelia Cheng Yamada • Elaine Yamagata • David & Helen Yamahata • Grace A. Yamamura & Michael W. Clark • Sandra Yamane • Masao & Norma Jean Yamashita • Margaret M. Yasuda & Brian M. Oshima • Stan Yogi & David Carroll • Katsuko C. Yuge