Japanese American Women Alumnae of UC Berkeley

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      • Leadership
    • Events and News
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      • Contact Us
      • Donate
    • Keynote Speakers
    • Photo Gallery
    • Video Gallery

Japanese American Women Alumnae of UC Berkeley

Japanese American Women Alumnae of UC BerkeleyJapanese American Women Alumnae of UC BerkeleyJapanese American Women Alumnae of UC Berkeley
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  • Keynote Speakers
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2025 Outstanding Alumna

Satsuki Ina '66

Satsuki Ina, Ph.D. was born in the Tule Lake Segregation Center, a WWII maximum security prison camp for Japanese American dissidents. She is co-founder of Tsuru for Solidarity, a nonviolent, direct action project of Japanese American social justice advocates working to end detention sites and support front-line immigrant and refugee communities being targeted by racist, inhumane immigration policies. She has produced two award-winning documentary films, From A Silk Cocoon and Children of the Camps. She is a consultant specializing in community trauma. She is author of The Poet and the Silk Girl: A Memoir of Love, Imprisonment, and Protest.

About Outstanding Alumnae

In 1991, the Board of the Japanese American Women Alumnae of UC Berkeley decided to honor an Outstanding Alumna annually.  The selection would be based on the individual’s:

  • academic career
  • contributions to the community
  • career accomplishments 

The recipients of this award have distinguished themselves in these areas and are truly deserving of this special recognition. Their names are placed on a plaque permanently displayed in the Alumni House on the UC Berkeley campus.


Please view the slide show below to learn about each of our outstanding alumnae.

Recipients (1991-present)

  • 1991  Yoshiye Togasaki, M.D.
  • 1992  Mary Murai, Ph.D.
  • 1993  Frances Yuge Kirihara
  • 1994  Evelyn Nakano Glenn, Ph.D.
  • 1995  Elsie Sata Baukol, M.D.
  • 1996  Michi Onuma
  • 1997  Ann Saito Howden
  • 1998  Lillian Iida Matsumoto
  • 1999  Chizu Kitano Iiyama
  • 2000  Michiko Fujii Uchida
  • 2001  Reiko Homma True, Ph.D.
  • 2002  Tomoye Nozawa Takahashi
  • 2003  Elsie Adachi Ogata
  • 2004  Pearl Kurokawa Kimura
  • 2005  Hideko Seto
  • 2006  Taeko Joanne Ono Iritani
  • 2007  Grace Noda
  • 2008  Irene T. Miura, Ph.D.
  • 2009  Dorothy S. Oda, RN, DNSc., FAAN
  • 2010  Doris O. Matsui
  • 2011  Joyce N. Takahashi, Ph.D.
  • 2012  Sara Ishikawa
  • 2013  Gloria Imagire
  • 2014  Grace Amemiya
  • 2015  Judy Sakaki, Ph.D.
  • 2016  Kiku Hori Funabiki
  • 2017  Amy Iwasaki Mass, DSW
  • 2018  Margaret Koide Kusaba
  • 2019  Lynn Nakada
  • 2020  Betty Sasaki Furuta
  • 2021  Chizu Omori
  • 2022  Midori Kono Thiel
  • 2023  Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto
  • 2024  Ruth Koide Ichinaga

Presenting our Outstanding Alumnae (1991 to present)


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