|             Research Projects and Grants in the Last 5 Years   
              
                | 1. Competitive Earmarked Research
                Grant, 2002-2004 |  
                | (externally awarded
                    on a competitive basis)  |  
                | Principle Investigator  |  
                | Project Title:  | Japanese Elements in Hong Kong
                Entertainment Industry: A Historical and Ethnographic Survey  |  
                | Amount Awarded:  | $494,420 HKD  |  
 
              
                | 2. Sumitomo Research Grant, 2002-2003 |  
                | (externally awarded on a competitive
                    basis)  |  
                | Principle Investigator  |  
                | Project Title:  | The Book of Filial Piety in Tokugawa Japan
                    : Issues in Cultural Interaction and Comparison between China
                    and Japan  |  
                | Amount Awarded:  | $7,000 USD  |  
 
              
                | 3. NUS Research Grant, 2000-2001 |  
                | Principle Investigator  |  
                | Project Title:  | A Study of Myth Formation Regarding
                Ancient Chinese in Tokugawa Japan  |  
                | Amount Awarded:  | $5,400 USD  |  
 
              
                | 4. Sumitomo Research Grant, 1998-1999 |  
                | (externally awarded on a competitive
                    basis)  |  
                | Principle Investigator  |  
                | Project Title:  | Japanese Popular Culture in Singapore
                    : Issues in Popularization and Localization  |  
                | Amount Awarded:  | $8,000 USD  |  |