Great Leap would not be where it is today without the generous support of its funders and friends, people who believe in our mission and give from their hearts. We would like to thank the following funders for their present and past support for Great Leap.

Government & Corporate Grants:

National Endowment for the Arts
California Arts Council
City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department
City of Santa Monica, Community Arts Grant Program
Edison International Arts for the Community Initiative

To All Relations 98 Sponsors

Golden Leapers
Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
Bindu Records

Ebony Leapers
American Airlines
Famers Insurance Group of Companies
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Meissner Manufacturing of Sothern Californmia
Upward Bound - University of Southern California

Sky Leapers
Aihara Insurance
Grancell, Lebovitz, Stander, Marx & Garnes
Hitachi, Ltd.
Playmates, Inc.
NBC 4
Upward Bound - Volunteers of America

Bamboo Leapers
Asian Buying Consortium
Donna Brown Gulliame
Betty Chen
Hamilton Cloud II & Fukue Cloud
East West Players
HIrano Acupuncture Clinic
Judge Ernest Hiroshige
Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California
Japanese American National Museum
Kazuko Igawa
Norman Jayo & Audrey Wells
Ken Kasamatsu
Krishna Kaur, Home Perfect
George & Iku Kiriyama
Kats Kunitsugu
Feelie Lee & Alan D. Grinnell
Judy Mitoma
Bob Miyamoto & Debra Nakatomi
Don Nakanishi
Tony Osumi
Beulah Quo
Seigi/National Coalition for Redress & Reparations
Two Oceans Entertainment Group
Wayne Uyehara, Aloha Grocery
Donald Wrye
Gigi Yee & Mike Kan

Friends of Great Leap 1998:

Richard Yamashita
Glen Kitayama
George Yoshida
Susan Almazol
Mark & Kathy Masaoka