What is the Onizuka Prop Wash Award?
Ellison Onizuka Ellison Shoji Onizuka (June 24, 1946 – January 28, 1986 ) was an American astronaut from Kealakekua, Hawaii, who successfully flew into space with the Space Shuttle "Discovery" on STS-51-C. He died in the destruction of the Space Shuttle "Challenger", on which he was serving as Mission Specialist for mission STS-51-L. He was the first Asian American and the first person of Japanese ancestry to reach space.
Washi Washi (和紙 ) is a style of paper that was first made in Japan. "Washi" is commonly made using fibers from the bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub ("Edgeworthia chrysantha"), or the paper mulberry ("kōzo"), but also can be made using bamboo, hemp, rice, and wheat. The word "washi" comes from "wa" 'Japanese' and "shi" 'paper', and the term is used to describe paper made by hand in the traditional manner. As a Japanese craft it registered as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage.