Irene Hirano

E229002

Japanese American civic leader human nonprofit executive

Irene Hirano was a prominent Japanese American civic leader and nonprofit executive, best known as the founding president of the Japanese American National Museum and for her work strengthening U.S.–Japan relations.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Irene Hirano canonical	2
Irene Hirano Yasutake	1
Irene Yasutake	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2050129 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Irene Hirano
Context triple: [Daniel Inouye, spouse, Irene Hirano]

A. Reiko Yamamoto
Reiko Yamamoto was the wife of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the famed commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
B. Miyoko Fuchida
Miyoko Fuchida was the wife of Japanese naval aviator Mitsuo Fuchida, known for her support of him during and after World War II and his later Christian missionary work.
C. Yuriko Kikuchi
Yuriko Kikuchi, better known professionally as Rinko Kikuchi, is a Japanese actress acclaimed for her roles in films such as "Babel" and "Pacific Rim."
D. Yoshiko Ikeda
Yoshiko Ikeda was the wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda and served as Japan’s First Lady during his tenure in the early 1960s.
E. Michiko Itatani
Michiko Itatani is a Japanese-born contemporary artist known for her large-scale, cosmic-themed paintings and long career as a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Irene Hirano
Target entity description: Irene Hirano was a prominent Japanese American civic leader and nonprofit executive, best known as the founding president of the Japanese American National Museum and for her work strengthening U.S.–Japan relations.

A. Reiko Yamamoto
Reiko Yamamoto was the wife of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the famed commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
B. Miyoko Fuchida
Miyoko Fuchida was the wife of Japanese naval aviator Mitsuo Fuchida, known for her support of him during and after World War II and his later Christian missionary work.
C. Yuriko Kikuchi
Yuriko Kikuchi, better known professionally as Rinko Kikuchi, is a Japanese actress acclaimed for her roles in films such as "Babel" and "Pacific Rim."
D. Yoshiko Ikeda
Yoshiko Ikeda was the wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda and served as Japan’s First Lady during his tenure in the early 1960s.
E. Michiko Itatani
Michiko Itatani is a Japanese-born contemporary artist known for her large-scale, cosmic-themed paintings and long career as a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese American ⓘ civic leader ⓘ human ⓘ nonprofit executive ⓘ
areaOfInfluence	Japan ⓘ U.S.–Japan bilateral relations ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
birthName	Irene Yasutake ⓘ linked to: Irene Hirano
boardMemberOf	Bank of America advisory board ⓘ linked to: Bank of America Ford Foundation ⓘ Independent Sector ⓘ Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership advisory committee ⓘ Kresge Foundation ⓘ National Trust for Historic Preservation ⓘ Pacific Council on International Policy ⓘ Smithsonian Institution ⓘ Toyota Motor Corporation North America advisory board ⓘ linked to: Toyota Motor North America
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
employer	Japanese American National Museum ⓘ U.S.–Japan Council ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Japanese American ⓘ
familyName	Hirano ⓘ Yasutake ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Japanese American history ⓘ U.S.–Japan relations ⓘ civic leadership ⓘ nonprofit management ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
givenName	Irene ⓘ
knownFor	building networks between American and Japanese leaders ⓘ founding the Japanese American National Museum ⓘ promoting understanding of Japanese American history ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
name	Irene Hirano ⓘ
notableFor	leadership in Japanese American community ⓘ strengthening U.S.–Japan relations ⓘ
notableRole	advocate for cultural institutions ⓘ leader in Asian American civil society ⓘ
positionHeld	chief executive officer of the Japanese American National Museum ⓘ founding president of the Japanese American National Museum ⓘ president of the U.S.–Japan Council ⓘ
residence	Los Angeles ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
spouse	Daniel K. Inouye ⓘ linked to: Daniel Inouye
spouseOccupation	United States Senator ⓘ
workLocation	Los Angeles ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Daniel Inouye → spouse → Irene Hirano ⓘ

Irene Hirano → name → Irene Hirano ⓘ

Irene Hirano → birthName → Irene Yasutake ⓘ

linked to: Irene Hirano

Yasutake → nameBearer → Irene Hirano Yasutake ⓘ