Hikaru Hayakawa

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Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa
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Born (2001-06-15) June 15, 2001 (age 22)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWilliams College, Columbia High School (New Jersey)
Occupationsocial entrepreneur, researcher, activist
OrganizationClimate Cardinals

Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa (born June 15, 2001) is a Guyanese and Japanese-American social entrepreneur, researcher, and climate justice activist.[1]

Hayakawa is the Vice President and Founding Partnerships Director of Climate Cardinals, the world's largest youth-led climate advocacy non-profit organization as of 2023.[2][3] Climate Cardinals was founded by UN Secretary General Youth Advisor Sophia Kianni in 2020.[4][5][6] Its mission is to make climate change education more accessible to non-English speakers and empower grassroots climate change education.[7][8][9] The organization has over 10,000 volunteers in 70 countries.[10]

During his tenure as Founding Partnerships Director, Hayakawa managed the organization's signature translation program and expanded it through strategic partnerships with Translators Without Borders[11][12][13][14] and Google Cloud.[15][16][17][18][19]

Hayakawa is also known for his work on Indigenous rights research and advocacy. During his time at Williams College, he conducted collaborative research with Stockbridge–Munsee Community|Stockbridge-Munsee Community, a federally-recognized tribe.[20][21][22][23][24]

References

  1. "About Me". Hikaru Hayakawa. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  2. "Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa". Climate Cardinals.
  3. Gunn, Megan. "Sophia Kianni Is Spreading the Word on Climate Change, 100 Ways". Newsweek.
  4. "Our Planet, Our Purpose, STEM for Changemaking Challenge 2021: Meet the 25 Winning teams!" Ashoka Foundation. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  5. "Climate Cardinals". Shorty Social Good Awards. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  6. "Volunteers translate climate research into more than 100 languages". Yale Climate Connections. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  7. Gunn, Megan. "Sophia Kianni Is Spreading the Word on Climate Change, 100 Ways". Newsweek.
  8. "Climate Cardinals: Bridging the climate information gap with AI-powered translations". Google Cloud. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  9. "Rising Voices: Discover 6 Youth-Led Movements Taking on Climate Change". No Kill Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  10. Gunn, Megan. "Sophia Kianni Is Spreading the Word on Climate Change, 100 Ways". Newsweek.
  11. "Team". Climate Cardinals. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  12. "Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa". Climate Cardinals.
  13. Becker, Tess. "The powerful effect of the Climate Cardinals". Smiley Movement. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  14. "Meet Hikaru Hayakawa". Canvas Rebel. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  15. "Team". Climate Cardinals. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  16. "Climate Cardinals: Bridging the climate information gap with AI-powered translations". Google Cloud. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  17. Horn-Muller, Ayurella. "AI is shattering climate language barriers". Axios.
  18. Turns, Anna. "‘The change in pace is crazy’: AI boosts climate information translation drive". The Guardian.
  19. "Climate Cardinals". Environmental Health News.
  20. Larzul, Beatrice. "Jogwe, Hayakawa discuss past, present, and future of Indigenous studies at the College". Williams Record.
  21. Larzul, Beatrice. "Students Host Organizational Meeting for Indigenous Studies". Williams Record.
  22. Posner, Jacob. "Stockbridge archaeological dig involves community, aims to correct historical interpretation". Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  23. "CHS Students Plan Indigenous Peoples Celebration for May 2". The Village Green.
  24. "Artifacts, Dirt Floors From The Mohicans' Past Found At Archaeological Dig In Berkshires". WBUR-FM. Retrieved 2023-11-22.

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