2025 ESSAY: Okagesama de NVC Foundation Scholarship Essay by Ty Shimizu Ty Shimizu is the grandson of NVC Lifetime Member Francis Fukuhara and a senior at Seattle Preparatory School. He is the president of Seattle Prep’s Asian Pacific Islander Club, is on the track team, and has also competed on
2025 ESSAY: Okagesama de NVC Foundation Scholarship Essay by Mateo Mar Mateo Mar finds inspiration in his grandfather, James Mar, who helped found Cathay Post #186. Following in his grandfather’s footsteps, Mateo has been inspired to serve his community through volunteering and creating his own small business stringing tennis rackets.
2025 ESSAY: Okagesama de NVC Foundation Scholarship Essay by Kai Vu Kai Vu is the grandson of Eileen Yamada Lamphere and is a graduating senior at the University of Washington. Kai has been studying for a B.S. degree in Public Health. He has distinguished himself through his experiences at the
2025 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS By Brianna Ishihara The NVC Foundation Scholarship Committee would like to thank all the hard-working scholars who applied for educational scholarships this year. Your passion to make meaningful and important change in our world is needed now, more than ever. We would also like to thank the NVC and NVC