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.

2011 Blakemore Freeman Fellowships

Frisch, Nicholas – Chinese
B.A. 2007: East Asian Studies, Columbia University
Freelance Writer

Habberstad, Luke – Chinese
Ph.D. Candidate 2013: History
|University of California at Berkeley

Harney, Alexandra – Chinese
B.A. 1997: East Asian Studies, Princeton
Freelance writer and commentator

Pareles, Michael - Chinese
B.A. 2007: History, University of Chicago
Research Associate, United Food & Commercial Workers International Union

Rappleye, Jeremy – Chinese
D.Phil. 2009: Educational Studies, University of Oxford
Research Fellow, Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science, University of Tokyo

Rebull, Anne – Chinese
Ph.D. Candidate 2014: East Asian Languages & Civilizations, University of Chicago

Russo, Gina – Chinese
Ph.D. Candidate 2014: History
Stanford University

Thai-Parker, Trinie – Chinese
Reference Librarian, Gallagher Law Library
University of Washington School of Law

Zoninsein, Manuela – Chinese
M.Sc. Candidate 2011: Modern Chinese Studies Oxford University