「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
Announcement of New USJC Leadership: Suzanne Basalla Selected as Incoming CEO; Paul Yonamine and Ernest Higa to Lead USJC Boards
The U.S.-Japan Council (USJC) Board of Directors has announced that the Council’s next President and Chief Executive Officer is Ms. Suzanne Basalla, Chief of Staff at the Toyota Research Institute… Read More
USJC Hosts Webinar to Discuss Social and Economic Shifts Related to the Coronavirus
The U.S.-Japan Council’s second webinar, “Coronavirus: Social and Economic Shifts in the U.S. and Japan,” brought together nearly 400 individuals on April 27 for a virtual… Read More
USJC Members in New York Lead Coronavirus Relief Efforts
The U.S.-Japan Council is fortunate to have an incredible community working across sectors and generations to solve global challenges. We would like to showcase the work being done by those… Read More
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
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
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
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
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