Profile in Nikkei Heritage, a Journal of the National Japanese American Historical Society

This article by Ben Hamamoto was originally published in Vol. XIX, Number 1, Spring 2008 issue of Nikkei Heritage, a journal of the National Japanese American Historical Society. © 2008 National Japanese American Historical Society In mid-January of 1994, President Bill Clinton received a 14-page paper on his desk entitled, “Repairing the U.S.-Japan Relationship.” The […]

Speech on “The US Presidential Election and Japan” at the Haas School, UC Berkeley

Glen S. Fukushima gives a talk at the Haas School, UC Berkeley, entitled “The US Presidential Election and Japan.” Fukushima, a longtime observer of and participant in relations between the United States and Japan, spoke about the preference among Japanese leaders for Republican presidential administrations and the implications of that relationship on US-Japanese relations. (March […]

Glen Fukushima Pledges $100,000 to Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics

LOS ANGELES (July 31, 2006)—Glen S. Fukushima, president and CEO of Airbus Japan, tendered a personal pledge of $100,000 to support leadership training and development for Asian Pacific Americans, announced J. D. Hokoyama, president and CEO of Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, recipient of the donation. The pledge, which will span over five years beginning […]

Remarks at San Francisco Japantown 100th Anniversary Symposium

SAN FRANCISCO JAPANTOWN 100TH ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM “EVOLVING JAPANESE AMERICAN IDENTITIES: JAPANESE AMERICAN AND JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES” July 24, 2006 “DON’T BE A BRIDGE, BE A PLAYER!” Glen S. Fukushima President and CEO, Airbus Japan Former President, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan Former Deputy United States Trade Representative for Japan and China Thank you, Michael, for […]