Shin Fujiyama
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Shin Fujiyama in El Progreso, Honduras
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| Born | 1984 Japan |
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| Alma mater | University of Mary Washington |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
| Years active | 2006 - present |
| Employer | Students Helping Honduras |
| Title | Executive Director |
Shin Fujiyama is a Japanese-American philanthropist who co-founded Students Helping Honduras.[1] He graduated from the University of Mary Washington in 2007 with a Bachelor's degree in International Affairs and Pre-medicine. He and his sister, Cosmo Fujiyama, incorporated Students Helping Honduras in 2007[2] after visiting Honduras on a service learning trip for the first time.[3] Shin speaks four languages fluently: Japanese, English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Awards
- Changing Our World/Simms Award for Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy, Ages 18–23[4]
- CNN Heroes 2009 Award[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.umw.edu/publications/umwtoday_spring2007/features/hero_in_honduras/default.php UMW Today
- ↑ http://www.pacificcitizen.org/content/2007/national/sept21-stom-fujiyama-honduran-orphans.htm Pacific Citizen
- ↑ http://www.wfls.com/News/FLS/2006/122006/12022006/239927 Fredericksburg.com/Freelance Star Newspaper
- ↑ http://www.afpnet.org/ka/ka-3.cfm?content_item_id=24355&folder_id=891 Association of Fundraising Professionals
- ↑ http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cnn.heroes/archive09/shin.fujiyama.html
