Yale-China Association Receives Major Donation From Mask Network Academy

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (July 31, 2024) – The Yale-China Association announced that Mask Network Academy has awarded a generous three-year donation to Yale-China in support of its Education and Artist Residency programs. The donation provides crucial funding to Yale-China’s new Artist Residency Program as well as the organization’s collaborative education work in classrooms in China and the United States that builds understanding and supports the development of emerging leaders. The Mask Network Academy donation is the first cryptocurrency donation that Yale-China has received.

Mask Network Academy is the leading decentralized social network protocol’s nonprofit arm. It provides funding and donations as well as technological collaborations to the world’s top universities and journalism programs, with the goal of promoting Web3 research and storytelling. Learn more here: https://mask.io/about/ .

“We are impressed by Yale-China’s long-term mission to support Sino-US educational collaborations, just as what they’ve been dedicated to doing for the last century,” said Suji Yan, Founder of Mask Network. “In Web 3.0 and Decentralized Social, we are building and shaping a better future. Endorsing Yale-China’s programs sync with our vision.”

“It’s so exciting for Yale-China to be supported in a new way that meaningfully advances our work,” said John Frisbie, president of Yale-China. “With Mask Network Academy’s funding, Yale-China is able to showcase important work by accomplished Chinese artists and sustain life-changing education programs that deeply touch students in China and the United States. We are deeply grateful to Mask Network Academy for its generous support.”