The Japanese American National Museum has added 19 new trustees, governors and honorary members to its board.
“Our board members bring a multitude of international experiences to JANM’s leadership. We are grateful for their devotion to strengthening the museum for years to come. I look forward to expanding the museum’s work and mission with them to create a just future for all,” said Bill Fujioka, chair of the JANM Board of Trustees.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Kathryn A. Bannai was lead counsel in Gordon Hirabayashi’s coram nobis case from 1982 to early 1985. Among other critical work, she successfully defeated the government’s effort to dismiss Hirabayashi’s case and persuaded the court to grant an evidentiary hearing. That hearing led to overturning Hirabayashi’s convictions for resisting the curfew and exclusion orders promulgated under Executive Order 9066. In addition to practicing law, she has served as president of the Seattle chapter JACL and president of the New York chapter JACL.
Ernest Y. Doizaki was president of Prospect Enterprises, his family business that grew into a dominant presence in the seafood industry and the ship chandlery business. He sits on several boards in the Japanese American community, including Keiro Senior Healthcare, the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center and Southern California Japanese Chamber of Commerce.
Bryan Fujita is the chief investment officer at the Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions, a $30 billion pension plan providing retirement benefits to the public safety members of the City of Los Angeles. He leads all aspects of LAFPP’s investment program including policy formulation, investment strategy development and implementation and risk management.
Edward Morimoto is the managing partner of Yuki Farms/TMY Capital Management, a private farming and real estate investment company in Los Gatos, Calif. As the nephew of the late trustee Tom Yuki, he steered the Yuki family farming business into a multifaceted real estate enterprise spanning agricultural, residential, retail and office properties.
Joe Takai is a partner at McKinsey and Company. He is a career startup operator, launching and scaling many successful ventures in partnership with established Fortune 500 companies and leading a global team of entrepreneurs. As a business builder, he has developed new technologies and digital capabilities for product and service markets.
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Vicki Ariyasu is senior VP of content, education and inclusion, Disney Branded Television for Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior.
Glen S. Fukushima is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. In October 2021, President Joseph R. Biden nominated him to serve as vice chair of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, and the Senate confirmed him for this position in April 2022.
Kenneth S. Hamamura is a retired business executive with more than 30 years of experience in the human resources field. He is a charter member of JANM and a member of the museum’s Legacy Society.
Ken Inouye is assistant to the vice chancellor for administration at the University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu and manages UHWO’s Governmental Internship Program.
Jeffrey Maloney is chief counsel for the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, an agency of the State of California dedicated to the protection of natural open space and urban parks and manages over 80,000 acres of parkland in the Los Angeles area.
David Ono is the coanchor for ABC7 Eyewitness News. He recently partnered with JANM on a national tour of “Defining Courage,” an immersive live performance about the legacy of the Nisei soldier.
Koji Sato is senior vp and general counsel of Orient Corporation of America in New Jersey, a subsidiary of Orient Chemical Industries, Co., Ltd. in Osaka, Japan. He is currently responsible for its entire U.S. operations.
Moira Shourie is the executive director of Zócalo Public Square, a Los Angeles-based unit of ASU Media Enterprise at Arizona State University.
Kent Tsukamoto is the retired founding partner of Accuity LLP, Certified Public Accountants (Accuity), a Hawai‘i-based firm that is the successor to the Honolulu Office of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC).
HONORARY BOARD
Rep. Judy Chu represents the 28th Congressional District of California; Hon. Tammy Duckworth was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2016; Assembly member Al Muratsuchi represents the 66th Assembly District in the Los Angeles South Bay and Harbor Area; Consul General Kenko Sone; and Rep. Mark Takano represents the 39th Congressional District of California.
