Reception Held for Celebrating the Second Irene Hirano Inouye Memorial Award
2024/6/26
On June 3, the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles and UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies held a reception, “The Irene Hirano Inouye Memorial Award,” at the Consul General of Japan's Official Residence, as a memorial event to celebrate the 30th founding anniversary of Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies.
Irene Hirano Inouye Memorial Award was launched by the UCLA Terasaki Center to honor the life and work of Irene Hirano Inouye, who dedicated herself to contribute to the development of Japanese-American communities and relationship between Japan and U.S. The Award was also established for the purpose of helping to ensure that future generations of Japanese studies students are cognizant of and inspired by her contributions to all dimensions of Japanese-American communities and Japan-U.S. relations, as she wished. We, the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles agree with the purpose of the award and consider it a great honor to co-host the first award ceremony with UCLA Terasaki Center.
A Japanese American broadcast journalist and documentary filmmaker, Mr. Ono began his career with a college internship at a local news station near University of Texas at Austin. He went on to professional journalism positions in Dallas, El Paso, Midland/Odessa, Sacramento and, ultimately, Los Angeles.
His documentaries “Witness: The Legacy of Heart Mountain” which deal with Japanese Americans held in the Heart Mountain camp in Wyoming and “Defining Courage,” about those who served as soldiers in segregated units during World War II, have made Japanese American history tangible to wide audiences. His service to the Japanese American community is proof of the enduring historical and cultural ties between our countries.
Irene Hirano Inouye Memorial Award was launched by the UCLA Terasaki Center to honor the life and work of Irene Hirano Inouye, who dedicated herself to contribute to the development of Japanese-American communities and relationship between Japan and U.S. The Award was also established for the purpose of helping to ensure that future generations of Japanese studies students are cognizant of and inspired by her contributions to all dimensions of Japanese-American communities and Japan-U.S. relations, as she wished. We, the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles agree with the purpose of the award and consider it a great honor to co-host the first award ceremony with UCLA Terasaki Center.
A Japanese American broadcast journalist and documentary filmmaker, Mr. Ono began his career with a college internship at a local news station near University of Texas at Austin. He went on to professional journalism positions in Dallas, El Paso, Midland/Odessa, Sacramento and, ultimately, Los Angeles.
His documentaries “Witness: The Legacy of Heart Mountain” which deal with Japanese Americans held in the Heart Mountain camp in Wyoming and “Defining Courage,” about those who served as soldiers in segregated units during World War II, have made Japanese American history tangible to wide audiences. His service to the Japanese American community is proof of the enduring historical and cultural ties between our countries.
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