Shin Fujiyama | |
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Born | Kanagawa, Japan | September 16, 1984
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Mary Washington |
Occupation | Philanthropist |
Years active | 2006–present |
Employer | Students Helping Honduras |
Title | Executive Director |
Shin Fujiyama is a Japanese-American philanthropist who co-founded Students Helping Honduras.[1]
Fujiyama was born in a small fishing village in Japan.[2] He graduated from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia in 2007 with a Bachelor's degree in International Affairs and Pre-medicine. He and his sister, Cosmo Fujiyama, incorporated Students Helping Honduras in 2007[3] after visiting Honduras on a service learning trip for the first time.[4] Shin speaks four languages fluently: Japanese, English, Spanish, and Portuguese.