“Ruth Asawa’s art embodies the spirit of San Francisco: creative, resilient, and deeply connected to its community,” Adrian Schurr, senior giving manager at Google.org, told the Chronicle.

The IMLS accounts for 0.0046 percent of the federal budget, while museums contribute $50 billion to the U.S. economy annually.

Asawa and her granddaughter Emma Lanier in front of the "Japanese American Internment Memorial" (1990–94), commissioned by the City of San José (© 2025 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc. / Artists Rights ...