Help to Keep Cultural News in digital platform by Your Donation
To sustain newsroom operation, Cultural News needs $30,000 annually
(Shige Higashi, Cultural News Editor & Publisher)
As you may know, I use Google Gemini every day. This incredible Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool answers my questions in English and Japanese, depending on the language I use. AIs are becoming more intelligent every day, and I was recently amazed when I asked about Japanese cultural events in Los Angeles. The AI provided me with sources from Cultural News, highlighting the importance of integrating digital information about Japanese cultural events with AI.
This integration is becoming indispensable in today's world. To continue this vital work, we have set a fundraising goal of $30,000. Your generous donation will help us keep Cultural News on a digital platform, ensuring that valuable information about Japanese culture remains accessible to everyone.
(Shige Higashi, Editor & Publisher of Cultural News)
The Cultural News Association, a nonprofit, has been established to support missions of Cultural News. The 2025 annual fundraising goal: $30,000.
Join the Cultural News Association to support:
• Website for Japanese culture database in Los Angeles: Cultural News maintains news articles of Japanese cultural events in Los Angeles for almost 20 years. Keeping accurate information over the internet is a very important daily work in the AI era.
• Connect People to Community: Cultural News provides online seminars to support Los Angeles County fire survivors, and plans in-person events to connect people to the Japanese culture community in Los Angeles.
• Forward Testimonies of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Survivors to Next Generation: Cultural News operates the website designated for testimonies of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Survivors in Los Angeles. https://hibakusha.culturalnews.com
• Forward Japanese Legacies in North America to Next Generation: In 1927, Japanese and American dolls of friendship were exchanged between the U.S. and Japan amid the unfriendly diplomatic relationship of the two countries. Known as Japanese Friendship Dolls, more than 40 of these dolls have been preserved in museums and universities across the U.S. today. Cultural New likes to contribute a centennial events in 2027.
2025 Budget ($30,000)
• Basic Operations: $20,000 (web hosting, email subscription services, newsroom fee and editorial works )
• Travel & Research: $10,000 (covering cultural events locally, nationwide, and in Japan)
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The Cultural News Association is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization.
Employer Identification Number: 83-3101601
Your support and donation to the Cultural News Association are appreciated.
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Send to: Cultural News Association
328 ¼ South Alexandria Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90020-2673
For more information, send email to higashi@culturalnews.com
Shige Higashi, Cultural News Editor & President of the Cultural News Association