Crown Prince Akihito Scholar Update Scholarship Foundation Featuring our current and past scholars ...... December 2018 Edition Biological Detection of Cancer via Raman Spectroscopy

Robert Oda (2018-2019) Chairman’s Message writes, I have been in Tokyo for about five In keeping with the spirit of the season, I’d months and I still cannot like to take this opportunity to thank a believe that I am writing number of people who have supported this update from a city that CPASF over the years. I have been dreaming about for over 10 years. Yukie Lloyd (2011-2013) and Sakiko Yasuda The atmosphere is (2013-2015) dreamed of travel support for amazing: The people, the scholars to go to conferences and Ed city…...oh and most Hawkins, CPASF President Emeritus, got this importantly, the food is idea off the ground with a muti-year pledge incredible. which has also been supported by several others. We hope to continue to grow this Bottom Row, Fourth from Right: Robert and his colleagues from the I am currently continuing my Travel Fund and make it perpetual. Yukie and Ozeki lab. research into cancer and Sakiko also realized that there would be a biological detection through benefit to future CPASF scholars if there was Raman spectroscopy with the Ozeki lab and on the Yamanote line which makes it a manual for Japanese scholars transitioning we are currently beginning work on a convenient to travel to the major hubs of to the University of Hawaii and with input multitude of exciting projects. The members Tokyo. of the lab have been so kind and generous; from others put together a roadmap for the they have welcomed me into their “ohana” Also, I have completed my two-year hair transition. Similarly, Robert Oda (2018-2019) and I am so proud to be a member of such a journey and was able to donate 16 inches of with input from Jennifer Yoo (2018-2019) put wonderful and ambitious group of hair so that a lucky child in Japan would be together similar suggestions for UH students researchers. We have many exciting things able to have a wig made for them! It was a moving to Japan. The transitioning process is on the horizon and I hope to be able to share long process growing hair…but I can say that much more involved than most of us realized. them with you when we can publicly finally cutting it off and donating it left me announce our findings! with a feeling of satisfaction and CPASF Trustees, Christine Yano (1991-1992) accomplishment. and Glenn Miyataki, who have volunteered to Transitioning to Japan was both challenging Co-Chair the Student Recruitment and and exciting. I have found a really nice place Overall, the scholarship has allowed me to Alumni Relations Committee, have taken on to call home in Takadanobaba which is home fulfill a dream and enable me to conduct the task of screening Travel Award applicants to many university students since Tokyo Fuji research that excites me. The scholarship and making grants on behalf of the CPASF. University and Waseda University are very has afforded me an opportunity to really close by. There is such an eclectic collection grow as both a scientist and as a person. I The past couple of years, we have had an of foods here ranging from Nepalese and Thai am grateful to the Foundation for their increased number of UH scholarship to Japanese and Korean foods. There is support and I look forward to the time I am applicants. In addition to Christine’s and always a lively air to the area I live in and it is able to spend here as I tackle my projects at Glenn’s work, Yukie has encouraged a the University of Tokyo. number of her fellow students to apply. We are also working to grow the Foundation to Feminine Vengeful Ghost Characters enable us to get back to a level of scholarship awards that we previously had. Jennifer Yoo (2017-2018) writes, every day I am so grateful for the opportunities being a Many thanks to Carl Becker (1974-1975) who member of the Crown Prince Akihito Scholar has helped several CPASF scholars including community has granted me. As my most recently Jennifer Yoo. My fiancée Eimi dissertation concerns the portrayal of the Zecha and I recently had lunch with Jennifer feminine vengeful ghost character found in and she shared how Carl, who has no formal Japanese theatre forms Noh and Kabuki relationship with Jennifer except as a former compared to the portrayal found in Japanese CPASF scholar, helped with introductions horror films, what has been the most supporting her research, advice on Japanese invaluable is the opportunity to see these

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taking in the view of Unkai “Sea of Clouds” in (Continued pg. 2) ...... Hokkaido . . —.Summer . . 2018...... Page. . 2 Chairman’s Message MELE Archipelago—Homage to Stefan Baciu

Continued from pg. 1 Yoshiro Sakamoto (2018-2020) writes, I have been conducting research about Professor protocol and making sure she was Stefan Baciu who was a representative poet appropriately prepared for interviews. in the postwar literary scene in Hawai'i. Jennifer is extremely grateful for the Baciu originally came from Romania but guidance Carl provided. escaped from the oppressive communist regime, wandering around the world through I have been extremely fortunate to have Switzerland; Brazil; Latin-American countries; support from Officers and Trustees Howard Seattle, Washington; and finally here in Karr, Denis Isono and Larry Kumabe. Hawai'i where he resided from 1964 until he Howard, who retired as CPASF Vice Chair at passed away in 1993. Baciu's work in several the last Board meeting, has provided languages such as Rumanian (Romanian), tremendous advice on how we should English, Spanish and German has so far been manage our investment portfolio. Denis has mostly ignored by research, although he left helped us better understand our income and very important literary and poetic legacies in expenses and our tax position. Larry brought every place he lived, though political our Bylaws up-to-date and provides turbulences always banished him. The year invaluable advice about legal questions. 2018 is the centennial anniversary of the Trustee Stan Sawai has graciously agreed to poet's birth. In this context, I planned to hold Cover shot of Mele Archipelago - Homage take on the Treasurer’s role replacing Denis several commemorating events for his to Stefen Baciu poetry magazine. who is taking on Howard’s former role as literary legacy in Honolulu and in Bellingham, Vice Chair. Also, Howard Hamamoto Washington. I will also will host a symposium magazine as well as some children (MELE graciously filled in for me this year on short in Kyoto, Japan in early January 2019. Keiki) who provided poetry and art for this notice, escorting the scholars to their special volume. audience with Their Majesties and meeting For this very precious occasion, I will also with at the U.S. Embassy on a very hot July serve as editor for a special poetry magazine MELE was the title of Stefan Baciu's poetry day. dedicated to Stefan Baciu, titled MELE magazine which he published in Hawaii Archipelago - Homage to Stefan Baciu, which between 1965 and 1993. With 90 issues in There is a lot of excitement growing as we celebrates the work and life of this total, the magazine connected his poetry head into CPASF’s 60th anniversary in 2019. I fascinating poet. I was able to collect friends who were dispersed around the world am encouraged by the support we have on so extraordinary contributions of poetry and by collecting their poetry works in MELE. He many levels — our scholars, our Board and visual art from more than 60 poets and then distributed the magazine to more than across communities in both Hawai’i and artists from around the world, written in over 50 countries. This project helped to weave Japan. If you have ideas about how we might 25 languages or dialects, such Hawaiian, an unparalleled literary network spreading better support scholars, improve English, Japanese, French, Spanish, German, over the oceans within his intimate sphere of communications among CPASF alumni or Amharic, Haitian French, Korean, Ainu poetry. create stronger awareness about the CPASF, language, Amami (Okinoerabu) dialect, etc. I believe that the homage MELE Archipelago please let me know. The great variety of contributors include can contribute to rediscovering a poetic some of Baciu's old friends such as the Allen B. Uyeda sea which does not divide but connects lands following prestigious poets in Hawai'i: beyond borders, especially between Hawai'i, Professor Larry Kauanoe Kimura, Professor United States and Japan. In Memoriam Jean Yamazaki Toyama, and Professor John Charlot. It also included well-known An Evening Reading to celebrate the Japanese poets: Professor Keijiro Suga and centennial birthday of Stefan Baciu was also Mr. Yoshiharu Satoh, Professor Ryuta Imafuku. From Romania, held on October 28, 2018 (October 29, 2018 CPASF Trustee for several representative poets Ruxandra Cesereanu in Romania) at Kuykendall 410 on the decades until August 2018 and Andrei Codrescu contributed to the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus. and former Vice Chairman passed away on August 15, 2018. Mr. Satoh was Dr. Sharon Minichiello (1974-1975), former counseled more than 10,000 undergraduate former Chairman, CPASF scholar and CPASF Trustee from 1993- and graduate students as Director of the UH President and Chief Executive Officer at 2006 passed away on October 4, 2018. Manoa Center for Japanese Central Pacific Bank and provided valuable Dr. Minichiello received the CPASF Studies; and devoted much of her support to the CPASF in the early years as a Distinguished Service Award in 2005. In career to the U.S.- Japan and U.S. Trustee and also to the Japan-America addition to serving as a CPASF Board Trustee, – Hawaii relationships through Society of Hawaii as past board Chair and she served as President of the CPASF Alumni her writings. Director. Association from 1999-2006; taught and ...... Page. . 3 Feminine Vengeful Ghost Characters Honorary Continued from pg. 1 Doctorate Degree performances and obtain video recordings or Aside from being able to see performances in copies of films that are difficult (or in some person and gain access to resources, I have Dr. Carl Becker cases impossible) to come by overseas. truly appreciated the opportunity to meet (1974-1975) and consult some amazing individuals who writes that Over this past year, I have been able to have helped guide and shape my research since moving to attend and observe over 20 performances, over the months. Dr. Carl Becker (CPAS the Policy both Noh and Kabuki as well as some other Scholar 1974-1975 and professor at Kyoto Science Unit in forms of theatre for comparison and context. University) was so generous with his time and the Medical The most memorable of these has been the advice. Through his introduction, I was able School of Kyoto experience of attending performances in the to make contact with other researchers in University in restored Kabuki theatre Kanamaru-za, related fields who in turn helped point me 2017, he located in Kotohira in Kagawa Prefecture and towards other resources and opportunities. I received a witnessing traditional staging techniques was also able to get back in touch with mask Dr. Becker receiving his major Kaken firsthand. carver Kitazawa Hideta, who came to UH for Honorary Doctorate degree "A" grant to a workshop course in Kyogen mask carving in Another particularly memorable theatre study Japanese patterns of bereavement, for 2016, and talk with him in more detail experience so far, has been my trip to Ito, an which he is leading a nationwide study in regarding the characteristics of female Noh onsen town located in Shizuoka Prefecture 2019-2020. This is in addition to continuing masks. that celebrates its founding each year with a his present work on Advanced Care Planning. torch-lit Noh and Kyogen performance atop a Most recently, I was granted the opportunity In September 2018, Dr. Becker received an stunning stage built over the river. I was to present my research progress as part of Honorary Doctorate degree from the fortunate to have a spectacular view of the my host institution, Ritsumeikan University's Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis for his performance from my room window and Art Research Center's 53rd Seminar, which work in Psycho-Therapy and Counseling. He took a photo that the ryokan owner liked so just so happened to be held on October 31, has also begun English publication of his work much that he asked for permission to use it 2018. How appropriate to be able to talk on caregiver burnout and ethics of on their website. He later showed it to one of about my research on the Japanese theatrical spiritual care. the Noh actors and when he learned that I portrayal of female ghosts on Halloween of had come for research, he helped arrange for all days? me to meet him. Human Memory and Vocabulary Knowledge Masaki Eguchi (2018-2020) writes, I was born major language test agency in Japan) and I particular, my Japanese colleagues in the UK and raised in Chichibu, Saitama, one of the hope to share the results in 2019. and Japan and I presented our research on "inaka" cities near Tokyo. I completed a vocabulary knowledge (briefly mentioned Being that it was the first semester of my Master of Arts in Education degree (English above) at Second Language Research Forum PhD study, Fall 2018 was both stimulating Language Teaching) at Waseda University, (SLRF) in Montreal, Canada in October 2018 and satisfying. Thanks to support from Tokyo in March 2018. During my MA (https://slrf2018.ca/). Again, this would not program, I also have been possible without support from attended the other people and I am thankful for such University of wonderful professional development oppor- Hawaii at Mānoa tunities. I am currently working on several as an exchange related projects and I hope to share further student from Fall 2016 - Spring 2017. progress in these areas.

I am pursuing a doctorate in Second Language The CPASF Scholar Update is published on Studies (SLS), focusing on second/foreign a quarterly basis. Please email updates language learning and development. and photos to [email protected] Specifically, one of my current research people in Hawaii as well as from this for possible inclusion in a future edition. projects addresses issues on human memory Foundation, I have been able to spend more and vocabulary knowledge: What are the time on my research than I had ever had in Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship critical differences between “productive” my former education. The semester was a Foundation research is supported by Eiken foundation (a lot more productive in many respects. In 1600 Kapiolani Blvd, #204 Honolulu, HI 96814 www.cpasfoundation.org ...... Page. . 4 CPASF Orientation Session 2018 CPASF Dr. Lonny Carlile, Dr. Gay Satsuma (1993- Screening Interviews 1994), and the Center for Japanese Studies The 2018 CPASF Screening Interview once again hosted our CPASF Orientation for Committee was happy to interview nine students interested in applying for our scholarship program. applicants on November 26, 2018. Impressively, this matched the same number About eight students attended the session on of applicants we interviewed in November October 5, 2018 in the Tokioka Room at 2017 for the first round of interviews. This Moore Hall. We were honored by a surprise year, of the nine applicants interviewed, five visit by former CPASF scholar Ben Schrager were selected to advance to the final round (2015-2017) who shared his experience as a of interviews on December 13, 2018. scholar and helped answer questions from Mahalo to Dr. Carlile, Dr. Satsuma and the the audience. CJS for hosting our event again this year. 2018 Travel Award Second Recipient Named The CPASF Travel Award Committee is current and former CPASF scholars to pleased to announce a second recipient for support their continued academic and the 2018 CPASF Travel Award. In addition to professional development. The committee is Robert Oda (2018-2019) who received now accepting applications for the 2019 $1,000 to travel to Montreal, Canada in June program year for travel in 2019. In addition Committee Chair, Mr. Stafford Kiguchi (middle), 2018, Yoshiro Sakamoto (2018-2020) to travel in 2019, applicants may also apply Executive VP at Bank of Hawaii, presiding over recently received $1,000 to travel to for the award retrospectively for travel discussions regarding one of the applicants. Also Bellingham, Washington to present a talk on completed within the current 2018-2019 pictured: CPASF President Ms. Reyna Kaneko, CPASF the History of Communication of Immigrants academic year. Trustee Mr. Joichi Saito, Center for Japanese Studies and Hawaiians after the 1960’s. Director Dr. Lonny Carlile, and UH Manoa Hamilton Deadline to apply is December 1, 2019. Librarian Dr. Hisami Springer. The CPASF and the Travel Award Committee Please contact the CPASF office at is happy to be able to offer these grants to [email protected] for an application Applicants from a wide range of fields of form or for more information. study were represented in the initial 2019 CPASF TRAVEL AWARD New Position interviews: Biomedical Sciences; Education; GUIDELINES Global Management; International Law; As of November 1, 2018, Dr. Madoka Nagado Japanese Literature; Molecular Biosciences OBJECTIVE: Encourage CPASF scholars in (2010-2012) has taken a job as a and Bio-Engineering; Music Composition; ongoing UH Manoa degree programs to gain Lecturer in the Department of Second Language Studies; and Tropical professional preparation through Languages and Cultures at the Medicine. Special thanks to Ms. Malia Peters participation in academic conferences. University of the Ryukyus in of the UH Foundation and Dr. Gay Satsuma Okinawa which is in her hometown. (1993-1994) from the Center for Japanese ELIGIBILITY: Current or past CPASF She recently received her doctoral degree in Studies for all of their efforts in helping us scholarship recipient who is still in a UH English at the UHM in May 2018. She holds recruit applicants for our scholarship. Manoa graduate program. Funding of up to an MA in Nineteenth-Century Studies from $1,000 for students who have been accepted the University of Hull and a BA in English Hot Off the Press: as an active participant in an academic Studies from the Kobe City University of conference. This award is available ONCE Foreign Studies. Continuing & New Scholar Named! during a student’s UH career. Congratulations! Current CPASF scholar Robert Oda (2018-2019) Application can be made AFTER the has been awarded a second year in our scholarship program and will be continuing his conference was held within the academic Xander Krieg (2016-2018) PhD research in Molecular Biosciences and year. received his Ph.D. in Clinical Bioengineering at the University of Tokyo. In Psychology from the University of CRITERIA: Status of conference relevant to addition, Francesca Pizarro has been named as Hawaii at Manoa in December student’s field. Role in the conference. E.g. our new scholar for the 2019-2020 scholarship 2018. Xander writes, “Thank year. She is interested in representations of if the student is not only a paper presenter, you, I don’t not know how I would have schoolgirls and girl culture in Meiji and but also organized the panel, then that managed without the generosity and support Taisho era fiction and popular media. She will applicant receives preference. from the CPASF scholarship and the JASH conduct her research at the University of community at large.” Tsukuba in Ibaraki, Japan......