INTERVIEW: Japanese American Museum CEO Laments U.S. Grant Cuts

   Silicon Valley, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Ann Burroughs, president and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum, has expressed sadness about grant cuts by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, in an interview with Jiji Press.
   JANM invites teachers from all over the country to its workshop on the history of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
   The Department of Government Efficiency, led by billionaire Elon Musk, stopped funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities, which financially supports museums and libraries. The move has affected JANM, leading it to suspend the workshop program.
   "We were saddened but not surprised," Burroughs said of the move. JANM staff were disappointed because they had to inform teachers who had qualified for the workshop that it might be canceled, she added.
   "Federal funding typically accounts for about 10 pct of our annual operating budget, which is significant," she said. Among other affected JANM projects was the renewal of the air-conditioning facility, which is needed to preserve its collection of over 160,000 items.

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