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News | May 04, 2020

Support USJC During Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

For the month of May, the U.S.-Japan Council (USJC) is asking the community to consider offering support to USJC or other nonprofits serving the AAPI community in… Read More

News | April 29, 2020

West Coast Members Gather for Virtual Brown Bag

USJC members on the West Coast gathered for a virtual happy hour/brown bag on April 10. Hosted by Seattle Regional Chair Danielle Higa, members from various West Coast regions gave… Read More

News | April 24, 2020

Community Insights: Everyone Counts: Census 2020

This article is part of the Community Insight series of articles and op-eds from members in our community. If you would like to be featured in an article, please click… Read More

News | April 23, 2020

USJC Hosts Webinar to Examine Health Sector Perspectives on the Coronavirus

As part of its initiative to pursue virtual programming, the U.S.-Japan Council offered its first webinar of 2020 on April 2. With over 275 participants, this event titled “The Coronavirus… Read More

News | April 22, 2020

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

News | April 16, 2020

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

News | April 16, 2020

[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

News | April 16, 2020

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

News | April 13, 2020

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

News | April 10, 2020

How to Share Condolences for President Irene Hirano Inouye

Dear Friends, We want to share our profound gratitude with all of you. The loss of our founding president Irene Hirano Inouye is devastating, both for those who knew her… Read More

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