School and Community Programs/Japan-in-a-Suitcase
One important part of the Japanese Outreach Initiative (JOI) is to offer programs in elementary schools and in other community settings where Japanese culture may be introduced and enjoyed. A Japanese individual is available to visit and conduct these programs, and the "Japan-in-a-Suitcase" resource is also available. "Japan-in-a-Suitcase" is a new teaching tool for Alabama elementary schools. The suitcase contains traditional Japanese clothing, books, music cassettes, video tapes, and other regalia to introduce Japan's culture to the young children of Alabama.

Contact: Kazuo Moriya at (205) 943-4730.

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The Japan-America Society of Alabama Foundation
The Foundation provides financial security for JASA to undertake comprehensive programs that address important bilateral social, cultural, economic and political issues.

The Foundation is incorporated as a not-for-profit 501(c)3 corporation and offers the opportunity for individual and corporate members to play a direct role in underwriting JASA's expanded initiatives in education, culture and commerce.

Contact: Kazuo Moriya at (205) 943-4730.

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Japanese Posters, 1945-1989
Best 100 Japanese Posters, 1945-1989 were donated to the Birmingham Museum of Art by Toppan Moore Publishing Company, Ltd of Tokyo, Japan. JASA is seeking sponsors to underwrite the cost of both framing the posters and building transportation crates.

A contribution of $150 to JASA enables you or your organization to sponsor a poster. Sponsorship includes your name or company logo on the label which is displayed with the poster wherever it is shown.

For more information contact the Birmingham Museum of Art (205) 254-2968.

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Samuel Ullman Museum
The Samuel Ullman Museum honors a poet who spent most of his adult life in Birmingham. In his retirement, Samuel Ullman wrote a poetic essay entitled "Youth," which is widely known and appreciated in Japan. A shared interest in the poem and its author provides a unique and positive link between the United States and Japan.

JASA is pleased to have been involved in the fund-raising and purchase of the Museum which was deeded to the University of Alabama in Birmingham. Significant contributions are now being sought to complete the renovations within the Museum and to establish meaningful programs at the site.

Contact: Kazuo Moriya at (205) 943-4730.