Bid for Education
GALA DETAILS
Saturday, May 30, 2026
JW Marriott Los Angeles
Support the Bid for Education
Join us in supporting JANM’s Bid for Education, initiated by the late Senator Daniel K. Inouye in 2000.
This vital program makes it possible for over 12,000 students and teachers to experience JANM’s educational offerings annually. Your contributions fund transportation, museum admission, and facilitated experiences for Title I schools. The fund is incredibly meaningful: for many of these students, a visit to JANM is their only field trip for the year. Your contribution also pays for K–12 educator workshops and resource materials for classrooms so that the lessons can be taught beyond the walls of JANM.
Enhanced in 2020, our program reaches local and national schoolchildren and teachers with virtual visits and professional development programs. We will continue to serve students during the renovation of our Pavilion. This includes school visits by JANM educators, virtual programs, teacher training and workshops, and a comprehensive upgrade of our lesson plan and educational resources to match the redesign of our core exhibition.
Through your generosity, we have spread JANM’s important lessons about history and the Japanese American experience to over 9,810 students and teachers between July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025. This includes attendance from teacher workshops, outreach, virtual visits, and onsite visits.
Help us expand our impact to even more young people and donate to the Bid for Education today.
We appreciate the ongoing generosity of our donors, who play a crucial role in sharing the lessons of the Japanese American experience nationwide.
You can also donate by mail to:
Japanese American National Museum
ATTN: 2026 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.
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2025 Bid for Education Donors
Thank you to the following individuals and organizations who made gifts to our 2025 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.
BID FOR EDUCATION LEADERS $10,000 and above
ABC Stores
Kansas Marine, Inc. / The Doizaki Family
In memory of Edward M. & Penny C. Morimoto
Nakahira Family Trust
Rod & Elsie Nakamoto
Okada Family Foundation
Wendy Shiba & Lawrence Pittman
Lucille Tayama
Guy & Audrey Watanabe
Eri Watanabe, Ren Watanabe, Takashi Kobayashi, Hidemi Watanabe
In memory of Tom Yuki
GIFTS BETWEEN $5,000–$9,999
Aquamar
Bob & Carolyn Fujioka
Edward & Phoebe Morimoto
Kari Nakama
Yosh Nakamura
Michael Okabayashi
Jay Shiba
Dean & Shari Shigenaga
Dennis Sugino
George & Brad Takei
Grant Uba & Deborah Takahashi Uba
GIFTS BETWEEN $1,000–$4,999
Kathryn Bannai • Tracey & Mark Doi • Joanne Erceg • Ford & Mari Fujii • Bill Fujioka & Darlene Kuba • In honor of Linda Fujioka • Koji & Angela Fukumura • Glen Hamakawa • Ken & Jo Ann Hamamura • In honor of Paul Sakamoto & Mas Hamasu • Leslie K. Furukawa & John H. Hayashi • Jennifer Hirano • In Memory of Masami & Ruth Honda • In honor of Kikuye Inouye • Anonymous • The Gonsaku & Mine Ito Family • Gene & Vickie Kanamori • Merv Kato • Anonymous • Anonymous • Keith & Lena Kobayashi • Randall R. Lee & Stella M. Jeong • Mike & Debbie Madokoro • Warren Maruyama & Kara Chittenden • Stan & Masumi Masamitsu • Debra Nakatomi & Bob Miyamoto • In honor of Bob Moriguchi • Susan Morita & Alan Matsumoto • Kelli Nakayama • Kristine Nishiyama & Barry Schwebs • In honor of Rachel Oda • Michael & Margie Odanaka • In memory of Paul and Masako Okamura • David Ono • Jennifer Sabas/Daniel K. Inouye Institute • Miguel Santana • In honor of Frank & Carolyn Shiba, Madi & Tanwen Shiba • In honor of George & Ruri Sugimoto • Sushi-Gen • In honor of Dr. Keith Terasaki • Rona Tison • Ron Wakabayashi • Roger & Jina Wakimoto • Alan Warner & Libby Morimoto • Dr. Richard M. Watanabe • In Honor of Frank Watase • Yamagata Foundation • In Memory of Helen & Frank Yamakoshi • Emie Yamate • In honor of Kimi & George Yuzawa
GIFTS BETWEEN $500–$999
Wendy Chang • In honor of Jack & Rio Chikami • Durazo Family • Cindy Ensworth • Katie Figueroa • Betty & Bryan Fujita • In Memory of Robert S. Hayashida and Grace Hayashida • Frank & Betty Hiji • Michael Hosokawa • In honor of Tom Iino • Anonymous • In honor of Kikuye Inouye • Kadokura Family • In honor of Barbara Kawakami • Masatoshi Komoriya, MUFG Bank Ltd. • Akemi & Misako Kurokawa • Ben Liou • Lynn Miyamoto • In honor of Nobuko Miyamoto • In memory of Reiso & Shizuka Miyamoto • Remembering Reiso & Shizuka Miyamoto • In Honor of Jack and Janet Morey • Richard & Masako Murakami • Shinji & Irene Nakagawa • Nori Nishida • Robert & Gail Nishinaka • Anonymous • In memory of Dr. Masahito Okada • Anonymous • In memory of Seiji Shiba • Sueoka Family • Sasae & James Tatsukawa • Brian Niiya & Karen Umemoto • Nikki Watase • In memory of Frank Watase • In Honor of Frank Watase • In Memory of Frank & Helen Yamakoshi • Audrey Yamamoto • In memory of Ken & Satoko Yamamura • Jacob Yeider
GIFTS UP TO $499
Paul & Ann Abe • Warren Abe • In Memory of Yae Aihara • Anonymous • Anonymous • Eugene Amimoto • Linda Ando • Anonymous • June Aoki • Miho Asada & Mike Bammel • In honor of Julie Azuma & Stan Honda • Ed Bagdasarian • Michael Bammel • Dolores Battle • Anonymous • Gwen Brockman • Frank Buckley & Elena Buckley • Adaeze Cadet • Kerry Carnahan • Sammy Hsu and Angela Chen • Tracy Chen • Anonymous • Eric Chu • Kaitlyn Chu • Anonymous • Ivy Cook • Andy & Jennifer Coppa • Dennis Cruse • Dennis Cruse & Daryl Morales • Giannina Daniels-Lajon • Eddie DeVall • Susan Drews • East West Bank Team • Anonymous • Rockette Ewell • Danielle Fairlee • Ken & Kelly Farrell • Ken Farrell • In honor of Masanori Fujimoto • Anonymous • In honor of Betty Fujioka • Scott Fujioka • In honor of Junko Fujita • In memory of Kikuo Funakoshi • Darlene Gartrell • Nahan Gluck • Arthur and Ute Green • Ruben Guevara • In honor of Ken & JoAnn Hamamura • Anonymous • Hiharu Joy Hashimoto • Naozumi Hashimoto • Ally Hayashi • Anonymous • Randall S & Joyce Hayashi • Bette Hiramatsu • In Memory of Akira Hirose • Kelly Hokyo • In Memory of Sammy & Mary Horito • Michael Hosokawa • Trisha Husson • In honor of Grant Imahara • David Inoue • In honor of Irene Hirano Inouye • Anonymous • Patricia Ishida-Witscher • Jasmine Ito • In Memory of Mine & Gonsaku Ito • Henry & Yasuko Iwamoto • Takako Iwamoto • In honor of Kuwashi & Sadae Iwataki • In Honor of Kiyoko Johnson • Anonymous • Carl Jordan • Akiko Kamata • Susan Kamei • Atsuko Kanai • Anonymous • In honor of Takeo & Yoshi Kaneshiro • Anonymous • Anonymous • Anonymous • Audrey & Cody Kato • Justin Kawaguchi • In honor of Theodore & Janet Kawamoto • Travis Kaya • Beatrice Kirkland • Tarabu Betserai Kirkland • Ben & Meki Kishiyama • Anonymous • Luka Kito • Kaleena Klimeck • Amy Klosterman • In Memory of James Jin Kobayashi • Stan Koyanagi • Teri Koyanagi • Kubo Family • Jenni Kuida • In memory of Momo Nagano Kwong • Catarina Lam & Matthew Ediger • Anonymous • Landmark PM • Anonymous • Ray Locker & Shirley Higuchi • Nias & Geri Madera • Jeff Maloney • Kajikawa Manaka • Leonard & Shirley Mangalindan • Eugenia Marshall • Anonymous • In memory of Genn Matsuda • Terry & Jane Matsumoto • Anonymous • Dawn & Mike McDivitt • Yuri McHugh • David & Sandi Medrano • Susan Miya • Carol Miyahira • Mark & Mitsue Miyamoto • In honor of Nobuko Miyamoto • Nobuko Miyamoto • In honor of Nobuko Miyamoto • Ella Mizota-Wang • In honor of Fumi Mochizuki • Andrea & Peter Morgan • In Honor of Noah Graft & Audra Mori • Kazz Morohashi • Sasan & Laura Mosadeghi • Molly Murphy • In honor of Christine Naito • Anonymous • In honor of JANM Volunteers • In memory of Kimiko Lois Nakashima • Sandra Nesbit • Anonymous • Ryan & Raymond Noel • Rick & Dolly Oishi • Nancy Okubo • Darlene & Jason Parada • Thomas Parks • Carleen Parmelee • Derrick Que • Anonymous • Mario Greshom Reyes • Juan Rosales • Timothy & Joan Ryugo • Jason Sadayasu • Jenny San Angel • Christopher Sean • Pauline Shimizu • Alissa Shimomura • Floyd Shimomura • David Somoza-Valle • In memory of Akira Thomas Nakashima • Kim Terasaki Stibich • Norma Stoker-Mtume • Anonymous • Anonymous • In memory of Buddy Takata • In Honor of George & Brad Takei • In honor of Ann Kameyo Tanabe • Jane Tani • Susan Taniguchi • Anonymous • Teri Tanimura • Judith Teitelman & Aaron Paley • William Teragawa • In honor of Keith Terasaki/Terasaki Nibei Foundation • In memory of Keith Terasaki • In memory of Keith Terasaki • Mark Todd • James Toma • Mineko Toyoda • Jeff Traugott & Cori Houston • Lynde Tomori Trussell & C. Bryan Trussell • Russel Tsuda • Anonymous • In Memory of Kiyoe & Haruo Uchida • Russell & Susan Uchiyama • Edwin Ushiro • Patricia Valenteen • Marion Wada • Sue Watase • Daniel Weidman • Christopher Wilkens • Teyanna Williams • Ben Wu • Ryo Yamada • In Honor of Kenji Yamaguma • In honor of Takito & Matsue Yamaguma • Jimmy Yamamoto • Traci Yamamura • Jun Yamato • Brian Yanagitani • In Honor of James Yoshinaga, Jack & Riyo Chikami • Anonymous
As of 10/31/2025