Crown Prince Akihito Scholar Update Scholarship Foundation Featuring our current and past scholars ...... A Walk in the Clouds March 2018 Edition

Yoshiro Sakamoto (2017-2019) Chairman’s Message writes, from the Many of you – our current scholars, alumni beginning of and fellow board members – have remarked February 2018, I time and again on the impact the CPASF has have been staying had on your lives, not only in support of at Volcano Village academic pursuit, but also in building on the Big Island of person-to-person relationships. It is these Hawaii in order to deepen my meaningful interactions that the CPASF has research by interviewing several fostered that have helped solidify what important people. I am currently Ambassador Mike Mansfield described as writing my dissertation about “the most important bi-lateral relationship in MELE, the admirably unique the world, bar none.” literary magazine published from Yoshiro captured this spectacular mystical view with his 1965 to 1994 in Honolulu by Mr. camera while on Mt. Mauna Kea. In this issue, I would like to share excerpts Stefan Baciu, a prominent poet from a very special letter written almost 25 from Romania. There are several poets, very fascinating and valuable experience not years ago on September 2, 1993. The impact artists and scholars on the Big Island who only for my research but also for my life. I of the CPASF is captured in the recollections collaborated with the poet and contributed have visited various forceful topos (literary of the late Judge Katsugo Miho, a 442nd to the literary magazine. themes) such as the craters and lava of veteran, community leader and former Mount Kilauea; the volcanic ash field of CPASF Trustee, who, along with Professor Professor John Charlot is one of them. He is Kalapana and Kamokuna; and the mythical Sharon Minichiello, accompanied the an Emeritus Professor of Hawaiian religion, landscape of the coastline at Laupahoehoe. I scholars to the 1993 audience with Their mythology and culture at the University of have also learned from him how Hawaiian Majesties. For me, Judge Miho’s words Hawaii at Manoa. He has been able to delve people have respected with awe and resonate with all that we strive to do at the into Hawaiian wisdom which was generated carefully treated nature through their CPASF: Promoting understanding between from and is tightly connected to the Hawaiian communion with wind, waves, plants, birds, people, cultures and nations through land. Professor Charlot currently lives on the and ultimately with all beings in the island’s education. Big Island and continues to publish very cosmos. important scholarly works about Hawaiian Allen B. Uyeda culture and art. By interviewing him, I aim to The fact that I could find the significant A Visit With Emperor Akihito understand what he brought to MELE and connection between MELE and Hawaiian what kind of valuable Hawaiian knowledge wisdom through Professor Charlot's and Empress Michiko resonates in his texts in the magazine. engagement in the magazine is a very By Katsugo Miho gratifying achievement of my research here Being able to work with Professor Charlot is a The Crown Prince Akihito on the Big Island. Scholarship (CPAS) was established by members of the Kabuki and Noh Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce in 1960 to New scholar, Jennifer Yoo (2017-2018) University's library and my advisor/academic commemorate and celebrate the wedding of writes, I attended lunch at the supervisor has given me the access to Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko. Keidanren in Tokyo this past information I need to view materials through Monday, January 29, the Art Research Center's online databases. Since its modest beginning, the CPAS has 2018 and it was very become the most prestigious scholarship I have also already started attending Kabuki pleasant. available to the students of the University of and Noh performances as part of my Hawaii together with a most generous annual In terms of my research, I have successfully research as of last month, and will continue grant of scholarships to four grantees, two acquired library-card access to Ritsumeikan to do so going forward. Continued pg. 2—Chair’s Message ...... Chair’s Message Continued from pg. 2 from Hawaii and two from Japan. Annually, 23rd, and I remained in Tokyo for my most at the end of their first year, the grantees memorable experience of my life. An have been personally greeted by the then informal and personable visit sitting around a Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko coffee table with only Emperor Akihito and and this pleasurable, memorable and Empress Michiko, the four scholarship unforgettable once-in-a-lifetime experience grantees, Professor Sharon Minichiello, an has been continued by His Majesty Emperor early recipient of the scholarship, Mr. Akihito upon his ascension to the throne. Natsuaki Fusano the Senior Managing Katsugo and Laura Miho greeting Emperor Director of Keidanren, Head Chamberlain and More recently, the invitation has been Akihito at the Pre-Reception, 50th Lady in Waiting and myself. extended to members of the Trustees of the Anniversary Celebration, on July 15, 2009. scholarship foundation to join the grantees in The audience was scheduled for 30 minutes as a Trustee of the CPAS Foundation. Tokyo during their audience with the but lasted one-hour because both of Their Emperor and Empress. In spite of their For 40 years, I had supported and Majesties discussed with each grantee their tremendously busy schedule following the participated in the Japan Hawaii High School field of study with pertinent and inquisitive marriage of Crown Prince Naruhito and Goodwill and Friendship Baseball Series questions. I must confess, I do not Princess Masako, His Majesty Emperor jointly sponsored by the 442nd Veterans Club, remember the details of our conversation Akihito did not wish to deny or delay the All Japan High School Baseball Federation and and to this day, I can only remember leaving current grantees the privilege and the Asahi Shinbun of Osaka, Japan and upon the cozy, friendly and intimate drawing room opportunity of the Imperial Audience, which Tommy Kiyosaki’s passing have been asked to with a warm glow and a full heart together was scheduled for Tuesday, June 29, 1993. I take over the chairmanship of the with an unforgettable image of the truly got to exchange pleasantries with Emperor committee. So, this year, in the second week beautiful, sincere and warm Emperor Akihito Akihito and Empress Michiko because since of June we got to escort the 1993 Hawaii All and Empress Michiko. 1989, I had succeeded my brother, Katsuro, Stars to tour Kyushu. The tour ended on June

Socially-Engaged Art Lynching of Katsu Goto Dr. James Jack (2008- Dr. Erika (Miyazaki) to maintain the status quo. Subsequently, 2010) is an artist who Hori (2004-2006), Goto was found dead, hanging from a has developed socially- visiting researcher/ telephone pole in Honokaa in 1889. engaged art projects for scholar at the I conducted research on the historical the Honolulu Museum of University of Texas background and politics of the lynching in Art, Setouchi International writes, I have been Hawaii. Goto’s graveyard was “discovered” Art Festival, Busan studying about the in Oiso, Kanegawa prefecture in Japan, with Biennale Sea Art Festival, Art Base history of Japanese- the support of residents a few years ago and I Momshima and the Mizunoki Museum. Americans and racial did research on Goto’s background in Japan. issues in the United His works on paper have been featured in States. I became interested in Katsu Goto exhibitions held at galleries in Tokyo, New York City, Yokohama, Portland, Kyoto and when I visited his memorial in Honokaa on Dr. Hori is working on her book, Lynching of Singapore. His writings have been featured the Big Island of Hawaii. Katsu Goto to be published in 2019. She in Art Asia Pacific, The Japan Times, Modern hopes it could give us an opportunity to Goto was born in 1861 in Oiso, Japan and Art Asia, Tokyo Art Beat and art catalogs reconsider issues on immigrants and races emigrated to Hawaii in 1885 with other published by Blum & Poe Gallery, LASALLE that we face today. She was also a featured kanyaku imin, or government-contract College of the Arts, Satoshi Koyama Gallery speaker presenting her lecture, Ambitious laborers, hired for the growing sugar and The Contemporary Museum of Hawaii. industry. Goto opened his own general store Spirit: Discovering the Letters of Katsu Goto (Source: http://jamesjack.org/biography/) in Honokaa. Many Japanese plantation at the Honokaa Hongwanji in June 2017 Dr. Jack gave a very interesting and workers sought Goto’s advice for changing where she spoke about letters that Goto wrote while in Yokohama before coming to informative talk, Artistic Engagements with their working conditions. His guidance enraged a plantation manager who wanted Hawaii. Continued pg. 3—Socially-Engaged Art ...... Publication of CPASF Supported Research

Alexander Krieg (2016-2018) Association-sponsored journal with an Results: Compared to European Americans, writes, in addition to my impact factor of 2.040, which is a good score Asian Americans scored higher on measures article accepted for publication in in my field. My advisor was so happy. I am of social anxiety, threat appraisal, and December 2017, my second copying the abstract here so you can learn interdependent self-construal and lower on article, the first empirical study more about the project: independent self-construal. We found based on my CPASF-supported dissertation support for the mediating roles of both self- Objectives: Abundant research has shown research was just accepted for publication a construals and threat appraisal. Specifically, that Asian Americans tend to score higher on few days ago. This recently accepted article higher interdependent and lower standardized social anxiety measures than is “Study 1” of my dissertation research that I independent self-construal reported by do European Americans. The current study completed both in Hawaii and Japan. Asian Americans were related to higher explored how this cultural difference in threat appraisal which were in turn This study uses complex statistical techniques social anxiety may be explained by cultural associated with higher social anxiety. Higher with self-report survey data is the first to differences in self-construals and threat interdependent and lower independent provide evidence that cultural values such as appraisal between Asian Americans and self-construal were also directly related to independence and interdependence European Americans. higher social anxiety over and above the influence the degree to which participants of Methods: Participants were 310 Asian influence of threat appraisal. east Asian and western heritage detect Americans and 249 European Americans threat in social situations. All subsequent Conclusions: These findings provide initial recruited from a large university in Hawaii, parts of my dissertation (and research evidence on how cultural group differences and completed questionnaires online in program) depend on this model so it is very in beliefs about the self in relation to others, exchange for course credit. Using structural important to have it published. may shape what is attended to in a social equation modeling, we compared a series of situation and contribute to cultural You will be able to find it in the journal competing models in which cultural differences in subsequent affective response “Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority differences in social anxiety were specified between Asian Americans and European Psychology.” It is an American Psychological to be mediated by cultural differences in Americans. self-construals and threat appraisal. Socially-Engaged Art

Japanese Buddhist Monk Kukai Continued from pg. 3

Maritime Pathways at the Center for Dr. William Matsuda (2006- Language and Literature as an associate Japanese Studies’ CPASF Lecture Series on 2008), writes, after receiving my professor in August 2016. March 2, 2018. Featured were his artworks doctorate in East Asian I have two primary research projects here: Migration of a Cycad, Sea Birth Part One and Languages and Literatures 1). The reception of Six Dynasties and Tang Sea Birth Part Two. Mahalo to the Center for (Classical Japanese Literature) era Chinese texts in the literary works of the Japanese Studies, Dr. Lonny Carlile, and Dr. from UH Manoa in 2014, I was hired for a one monk Kukai (774-835); and 2). The Chinese Gay Satsuma for their continued support of -year associate professor position at Kyushu view of Kukai as reflected in the temples and the CPASF, our scholars and alumni. University. There, I taught classical Japanese, monuments dedicated to him in the cities of kambun (Japanese rendering of classical Next up for Dr. Jack will be an exhibition of Xi'an, Fuzhou, and Ningbo. Chinese), and Japanese literature (classical Molokai Window at the Honolulu Museum of and modern) as a faculty member in the I have already published some of my research Art from April 27 to September 16, 2018. International Master's Program in Japanese on the first topic in Japanese and English. Humanities, a department housed in the Additionally, I will be presenting my findings The CPASF Scholar Update is published on Graduate School of Humanities. on the second topic at this year's Association a quarterly basis. Please email updates for Asian Studies conference in Washington Because of my research interests in Japanese and photos to [email protected] D.C. in March 2018. -Chinese comparative literature and religion, for possible inclusion in a future edition. I accepted an invitation from Aside from doing research and teaching, I Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Sichuan University (Chengdu, also enjoy studying Chinese which I am happy Foundation People's Republic of China) to report improves by the day and traveling 1600 Kapiolani Blvd, #204 to join the faculty of the around China. Honolulu, HI 96814 Department of Japanese www.cpasfoundation.org ......