Cherry and Mas Kinoshita Scholarship

General Information

Deadline: 11:59 PM Sunday, March 3, 2024
Amount: $3,000

Cherry and Mas Kinoshita were very active in the area of civil rights/civil liberties. Their contribution and leadership towards the redress for Japanese Americans incarceration during World War II was immense. Cherry Kinoshita received the prestigious Washington State Jefferson Award for her work on Japanese American Redress.

The Cherry and Mas Kinoshita Scholarship will be given to applicants who are of Japanese ancestry, or individual members of the Seattle JACL, or active in the Seattle JACL community, and who plan to pursue or is pursuing studies and/or a career in political science, law, education, journalism, Asian American Studies, or other field leading to service to the community. The Mas and Cherry Kinoshita Scholarship is a $3,000 scholarship and will be presented at our Chapter’s Scholarship luncheon.

Eligibility

Applicant must be accepted and enrolled in an accredited college or university in an undergraduate or graduate program for the upcoming academic year.
Applicant must be of Japanese ancestry, or an individual member of the Seattle JACL, or actively involved with the Japanese American community.
Applicant must be planning to pursue or is pursuing studies in a field that would lead to service to the community.
Consideration will be given to applicants from Western Washington.

Steps/Timeline

Application and supporting documents must be uploaded by 11:59 PM on Sunday, March 3, 2024
Notification of interview status – Week of March 25, 2024
Online Zoom interview (required) – Saturday, April 20, 2024
Scholarship winners are invited to attend an awards lunch – Saturday, May 4, 2024

Key Considerations

How will the applicant’s current or proposed studies lead to potential service to the community?
How has the applicant demonstrated or will demonstrate involvement with the Japanese American Community?

Required Documents

Application
Essay
Official transcript(s)
Work experience and/or extra-curricular activities summary. Please download and fill out this activities summary template.
Two recommendation forms: at least one recommendation must be submitted by a non-related teacher, counselor, school administrator, and/or employer; one recommendation can be submitted by a community leader

The recommendation form can be downloaded here. Applicants are encouraged to download the form and send it to their recommenders.

Recommenders should submit the completed form on the Recommendation Form page: http://seattlejacl.org/letter-of-recommendation. Forms must be submitted by the application deadline.

Application

Step 1 of 2

Basic Information
Name*
First Last
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Home Phone*
Cell
Email*
Education
Currently a student at:*
The college I plan to attend in fall 2024:*
Your current grade point average (GPA):*
College Curriculum that will be pursued or has been taken that meets the key considerations:*

Supplemental Documents
All documents are required, but if you have trouble uploading, please send them directly to mkuroserothman@gmail.com.com. Please make sure your name appears on the documents requested below.
Two Recommendation Forms
Two recommendation forms must also be submitted:
- At least one form must be submitted by a non-related teacher, counselor, school administrator, and/or employer
- One form can be submitted by a community leader
Please download the recommender form and instruct your recommenders to complete the form and submit it at http://seattlejacl.org/letter-of-recommendation/. Forms must be submitted by the application deadline.
Essay*
In 500 words or less, address the following question:
How do you think the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and the subsequent awarding of redress from the US Government affects our current society? Please include specific personal observations/experiences.

Essays are evaluated for persuasive writing, and tying in the scholarship's key considerations in a personal, detailed, and organized presentation.

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to compose essays is strictly prohibited by the JACL Scholarship Committee. We reserve the right to feed portions of your submission through software to screen for use of AI writing tools and/or plagiarism. In doing so, we will omit any protected, personally identifiable, or sensitive information.
Official Transcript(s)
A copy of your official high school transcript, and, if applicable, your college transcript.
Drop files here or

Accepted file types: pdf.
Activities Summary
Please download the Activities Summary form, fill it out, and submit it below.
Submit your activities summary*
Please submit the completed activities summary here.
Drop files here or
Informational (Optional)
Where did you learn about the Seattle JACL Scholarships?
Are your willing to work on a Seattle JACL project or volunteer to help at events?
Your response to this question will not be used to evaluate your application.

If you have questions about the application process, contact Mika Rothman at mkuroserothman@gmail.com.

Step 1 of 2

Basic Information

Education

Supplemental Documents

Informational (Optional)