For all operations and development

Your support and contributions will go towards documenting stories that will last forever.

Donations go towards: Writers & Photographers, Video & Audio equipment for Interviews, Brand Development, Awareness Campaigning, Internships and Development Programs, And much more!

Current projects

First ever documentary of the 150 years of Japanese American history here in America

From early immigration at the dawn of the Meiji era to the present-day efforts to protect the historic Japantown’s, the saga of the Nikkei community will be chronicled in a documentary film. The film, entitled Paper Chase -Japanese American History Through the Lens of Vernacular Newspapers, will coincide with the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Wakamatsu tea and silk colonists to the mainland United States and the first immigrants to Hawaii in1868.

Donations go towards: Producers, Directors, Video Interviews, Editing, Voice over talent, Researching, Various Archives, Public Screenings

Researching the rise of Japanese Culture in Plano, Texas.

The initiative will be to capture and share the stories of families who have moved from Southern California.

Donations go towards: Location funding for writers and photographers, Videographer, Editing, Additional writers

Mail in donations:

Please make checks payable to “Zentoku Foundation.”
Send to:

Zentoku Foundation
PO Box 27187
Santa Ana, CA 92799