The Ogawa Fund for Japanese Language Studies
With Gratitude to Andrew Ogawa ’95
Thanks to your generous support, students at UC Santa Barbara are deepening their study of the Japanese language and gaining the skills they need to connect across cultures. Your vision is helping them engage more fully with the language through immersive internships, enriched coursework, and real-world experiences that broaden their perspectives and enrich their lives. We hope you enjoy exploring these videos from the graduate students and faculty impacted by your generosity!
Graduate Student Interns
UC Santa Barbara graduate students advanced their language skills while contributing to meaningful research, translation, and cultural projects. Their work ranged from preserving film history and supporting Ainu cultural revitalization to editing major academic journals and strengthening international academic partnerships. Made possible by the Ogawa Fund for Japanese Language Studies, these experiences deepened students’ scholarship and expanded their professional pathways.
Zak Armine-Klein
2023 M.A., Religious Studies
2027 Ph.D., Religious Studies
Hanne Deleu
2026 Ph.D., East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies
Meagan Finlay
2027 Ph.D., East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies
Michael Ioannides
2026 Ph.D., East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies
2020 M.A., Anthropology 2025 Ph.D., Anthropology
Sabra Harris
2026 Ph.D., East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies
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