Shin Fujiyama
Shin Fujiyama | |
|---|---|
 Shin Fujiyama in El Progreso, Honduras | |
| Born | 1984 |
| Nationality |  |
| 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]
Fujiyama was born in a small fishing village in Japan.[2] He graduated from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia 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[3] after visiting Honduras on a service learning trip for the first time.[4] Shin speaks four languages fluently: Japanese, English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Awards
- Changing Our World/Simms Award for Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy, Ages 18–23[5]
- CNN Heroes 2009 Award[6]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) UMW Today - ^ "Fighting poverty one campus at a time". Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ http://www.pacificcitizen.org/content/2007/national/sept21-stom-fujiyama-honduran-orphans.htm Pacific Citizen
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Fredericksburg.com/Freelance Star Newspaper - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Association of Fundraising Professionals - ^ http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cnn.heroes/archive09/shin.fujiyama.html