GLA annually awards the Hana Uno Shepard Memorial Scholarship. Applicants must be a graduating high school senior with a high achievement record, from a single-parent family, of Japanese descent, and a resident of Los Angeles or Orange County. The scholarship may be applied to any college, university, community college, fine arts, or vocational school. GLA provides the scholarship recipient with 4 years of JACL student membership.
In February, the application process may be started. The deadline to submit the application is May 31st.
The GLA application is available in 3 ways:
- The high school counseling office may have the GLA forms.
- The application is available as a Google form.
- The application is available as a printable document.
Applicants have 3 options for submitting their applications:
- Application may be filled out manually and emailed to greaterlajacl@gmail.com.
- Application may be completed online through the Google form.
- Request snail mail address from greaterlajacl@gmail.com.
For application questions and additional information: greaterlajacl@gmail.com
National JACL provides a variety of scholarships. See scholarships.
Click on recipients’ pictures and see their autobiographies.
2021 Scholarship Recipients
No applications received.
2018 Scholarship Recipients
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Amy Baker
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Tiffany Chen
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Matthew Clingerman
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Rikiya Smith
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Andrew Gruhn, GLA Vice President of Young Adults Group and 2015 GLA scholarship recipient, was a GLA delegate to the JACL National Convention, July 31 – Aug. 4, 2019.
Click to see Andrew’s RAFU article and report of the convention.
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Layne Sakamoto, GLA treasurer and 2009 GLA scholarship recipient, was a Kakehashi participant in 2014.
Kakehashi Project is an annual all expenses paid trip to Japan for young people 18-25.
For information see https://jacl.org/kakehashi