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June Kajioka
June Kajioka
Giving Back By Paying It Forward
Born in San Francisco, June and her family were evacuated to internment camps in Colorado and Utah during World War II. To start life anew after the war, the family moved to North Philadelphia, where the Quaker community welcomed them with open arms and helped them find work and a place to live. June's parents could not afford college tuition. Had it not been for the partial scholarship she received from Drexel University, she would not have the opportunity to, as she puts it, "pay it forward." The School of Home Economics helped June find a gratifying creative career in interior design.
Once a roommate of Antoinette Westphal at Drexel, June was happy to offer up a recent estate gift to, as she says, "help give other students the same chance I had, to go to design school at the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design." World travel, choral singing, and designing are still part of June's life, thanks to her experiences at Drexel University.
"I love meeting new clients and creating a living environment for them whether it be residential or corporate. I cannot think of a more rewarding career than interior design. I urge all alumni to consider remembering Drexel in their planned giving."