The Zentoku Foundation was created to help grow and strengthen the Japanese American community by developing a convenient, user friendly, meaningful path for each generation to connect with one another. We will bring you amazing stories, news and events that enlighten our lives and the world we live in today.
Our Mission
To be valued as an organization focused on strengthening the Japanese American culture for future generations.
Our purpose
To educate and inspire the community by sharing a collection of stories and traditions of Japanese culture past and present.
Announcements:
Thanks to your support for Save the Papers, we’ve launched San-Times.com with the goal of keeping the values and traditions of our Issei and Nisei ancestors alive and continuing to tell Japanese American stories for future generations to learn from.
Dennis Makishima, Jennifer Hasegawa, Gwen Muranaka, and Chiemi Souen are our writers and you can purchase any of their books through mail. Please contact us via info@zentokufoundation.org.
What exactly are we up to?
From the stories we’ve inherited to the ones we’ve just uncovered, we’re dedicated to passing these treasures to younger generations.
Why we do it?
Each day a piece of our history vanishes from us because it's too late to listen to the story or to learn from a life-long journey that enabled us to live the life that we have today.
when we launched…
The Zentoku Foundation was just a thought; it was an idea created to document the past, current and future of our JA community. The concept launched in September 2018 which is this site. With continuing excitement and generated interest, phase two and three are underway. Contribute to making stories a reality and let's write about the Japanese American culture. Together.
HOW will your donations help?
This will include an array of activities to promote and educate our great purpose and mission.
Location funding for writers and videographers
Internships
Youth and teen development programs
Interactive educational gaming
Support and assist older generations
And much more!
Zentoku translates in English to mean virtue.
Virtue in the English dictionary is described as "doing the right thing."
How the Zentoku Foundation came to life.
Thank you Don for the wonderful story. Also, featured on www.discovernikkei.org
Awards and Donors
Honored recipients of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the Aratani CARE Award
Aratani C.A.R.E. Award Boosts JA Documentary Read Full Article
Proud Supporters
Calvin & Lynn Chang
Jeff & Namy Folick
Dan & Susan Fukushima
Rick & Patty Hashimoto - In Memory of Mel Hashimoto
The Ikeda Family
Gonsaku & Mine Ito Family
Mitch & Mary Kitayama and Nobumasa & Ikuko Kitayama
In Memory of Ed & Annie Motoyama
In Memory of Robert, Laura & Lola Mukogawa
In Memory of Hideko Nishihara
In Memory of John & Ayako Nomoto
Okura Foundation
The Otsuka Family
In Memory of Norman Sagara
Darryl & Stephanie Taira Ohana Community Charity Fund
In Memory of Hiroyuki Tani
Donald Toda & Janice Larkin