On the Move: U.S.-Japan Council’s board of directors chairman
The U.S.-Japan Council’s board of directors has appointed Paul Yonamine as its new chairman. Read more. Read More
Honolulu Star Advertiser
「米日カウンシル」新会長にスザンヌ・バサラ氏
日米の民間交流を促進する非営利団体「米日カウンシル」は１５日、元副会長のスザンヌ・バサラ氏が１８日付で新会長に就任すると発表した。４月に死去したアイリーン・ヒラノ・イノウエさんの後任として日米関係の強化を目指し、次世代のリーダー育成にあたる。 Read more. Read More
The Sankei News
Remembrance – Remembering Irene Hirano Inouye (The Hawaii Herald)
“Determined, unflappable, tireless and tenacious.” That is how Dr. Akemi Kikumura-Yano is remembering Irene Hirano Inouye, her friend and former colleague, who died April 7 in Los Angeles after an… Read More
The Hawaii Herald
Irene Hirano Inouye, champion of Japanese American causes, dies at 71 (LA Times)
Irene Hirano Inouye, a prodigious fundraiser who led the nation’s premier Japanese American museum in Los Angeles and built bridges across cultures with groundbreaking projects, has died. She was 71. Read More
LA Times
[George Takei] Irene Yasutake Hirano: Remembering a Treasured Friend (Rafu Shimpo)
From left: Sen. Daniel Inouye, George Takei, Brad Takei, Irene Hirano Inouye By GEORGE TAKEI I knew Irene had been ill for some time, but, nevertheless, I was… Read More
Rafu Shimpo
Irene Hirano Inouye, widow of US senator from Hawaii, dies (Washington Post)
HONOLULU — Irene Hirano Inouye, the widow of the late U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii and the founding CEO of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles,… Read More
Washington Post
Irene Inouye, 71, Fund-Raising Champion of Japanese-Americans, Dies (New York Times)
She headed two major foundations, established a Japanese American museum and, the widow of a senator, quietly helped lift Detroit out of bankruptcy. Irene Hirano Inouye in 2013 with President… Read More
New York Times
Irene Hirano, head of U.S.-Japan Council and widow of Sen. Inouye, dies (The Japan Times)
Washington – Irene Hirano, head of the U.S.-Japan Council and widow of the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, died Tuesday in Los Angeles following an extended illness, the council said… Read More
The Japan Times
Irene Hirano, head of U.S.-Japan Council and Sen. Inouye’s wife, dies (Kyodo News)
WASHINGTON – Irene Hirano, head of the U.S.-Japan Council and widow of the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, died Tuesday in Los Angeles following an extended illness, the council said Wednesday. Read More
Kyodo News
アイリーン・ヒラノ・イノウエさん死去 日米の交流促進 (Asahi Shimbun)
アイリーン・ヒラノ・イノウエさん（米日カウンシル会長、元全米日系人博物館長）が7日、病気のため、死去した。71歳。同カウンシルが発表した。 米ロサンゼルス出身の日系3世。日系人の米国での歩みや、第2次世界大戦中に強制収容された歴史を伝えようと、92年に同市で開館した「全米日系人博物館」の館長を20年間にわたって務めた。また、08年には日米の交流促進を目指す米日カウンシルを創設し、会長に就任。今年1月には、年内で退任する意向を明らかにしていた。 Read more. Read More
Asahi Shimbun