Blakemore Foundation



The Blakemore Foundation was established in 1990 by Thomas and Frances Blakemore to encourage the advanced study of Asian languages and to improve the understanding of Asian fine arts in the United States.

Blakemore Freeman Fellowships
Awarded April 2010

Chan, Andrew Wenyeow – Chinese
B.A. 2008: English & Chinese, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A. 2010: Cinema Studies, New York University

Chang, Ronald – Chinese
B.A. 2007: Chinese Studies, B.S. 2007: Business Administration, University of California at Berkeley
C.P.A. & Associate Analyst, Ernst & Young, LLP

Compton, Eno – Japanese
B.A. 2004: Chinese, M.A. 2006: Chinese Classical Literature, University of Colorado at Boulder
Ph.D. Candidate 2012: Classical Japanese Literature, Princeton University

Hauk, Nora – Korean
B.A. 2004: Theatre Arts, Kalamazoo College
Ph.D. Candidate 2013: Anthropology, University of Michigan

Jackson, James – Chinese
B.A. 2007: Asian Studies, University of Texas at Austin
J.D. Candidate 2011: Law, Harvard Law School

Johnson, Jordan – Thai
B.A. 2002: English, Kalamazoo College
M.T.S. 2005: Theological Studies, Harvard Divinity School
Ph.D. Candidate 2013: Religious Studies, Arizona State University

LaDue, Christopher – Chinese
B.A. 1997: East Asian Studies, Columbia University
China Country Director, The Mountain Institute

Margitan, Steven – Chinese
B.S. 2009: Economics; B.A. 2009: International Studies, University of Washington
M.Phil. Candidate 2010: Development Studies, University of Cambridge

Martin, Deirdre – Japanese
B.A. 2008: International Studies, University of South Carolina
M.A. Candidate 2010: International Studies, Jackson School, University of Washington