Shig Akagi Education Fund

What I’m Doing Now

I’m currently about to finish my second year of a three-year graduate degree in Architecture at the University of Southern California. After which, I will be able to become a licensed architect.

The SAEF provided me the opportunity to earn a degree that I wouldn’t have otherwise been able to do on my own. The SAEF allowed me to get my foot in the door into my own future. Since graduating from Cal State Long Beach, I was able to earn acceptance into the University of Southern California Masters of Architecture program. I am almost finished and have opportunities available to me now that I wouldn’t have had, even with just my degree from Cal State Long Beach. I’m well on my way to becoming a licensed architect in the state of California and I can say that this possibility is a direct result of the SAEF.