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Daniel Ken Inouye

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

George Tames, 1919 - 1994

Sitter

Daniel Ken Inouye, 7 Sep 1924 - 17 Dec 2012

Exhibition Label

Born Honolulu, Hawaii
During World War II, after the U.S. Army lifted its ban on Japanese Americans, Daniel Inouye joined the first all-Nisei volunteer unit, winning a Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart with Cluster after losing his right arm. He later received a Medal of Honor. Upon returning to his native Hawaii, he helped lead a movement that brought political power to the region’s ethnic minorities. When Hawaii was admitted to the union in 1959, Inouye was elected to the House of Representatives, becoming the first Japanese American member of Congress. Having won a seat in the U.S. Senate in 1962, he became the Senate’s senior member in 2010, placing him third in the line of presidential succession and making him the highest-ranking public official of Asian descent in American history. Inouye gained national attention in 1974, when he served on the Senate Watergate Committee. In 1976, he was appointed to chair the Senate Committee on Intelligence.
Nacido en Honolulu, Hawái
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, después de que el Ejército de los Estados Unidos levantara la prohibición para la incorporación de japoneses- estadounidenses, Daniel Inouye se unió a la primera unidad de voluntarios compuesta exclusivamente por niseis (japoneses nacidos en EE. UU.), donde obtuvo una Cruz por Servicio Distinguido, una Estrella de Bronce y un Corazón Púrpura tras perder su brazo derecho. Más tarde, recibió una Medalla de Honor. Al regresar a su Hawái natal, ayudó a liderar un movimiento que otorgó poder político a las minorías étnicas de la región. Cuando se permitió la entrada de Hawái a la unión en 1959, Inouye fue elegido a la Cámara de Representantes y se convirtió en el primer diputado japonés-estadounidense. Elegido senador de los Estados Unidos en 1962, se convirtió en senador sénior en 2010, lo que lo coloca en tercer lugar en la línea de sucesión presidencial y lo convierte en el funcionario de ascendencia asiática de más alto rango de toda la historia estadouni- dense. Inouye fue foco de atención a nivel nacional el 1974, cuando formó parte del Comité Senatorial de Watergate. En 1976, fue designado para presidir la Comisión Selecta del Senado sobre Inteligencia.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Frances O. Tames

Date

1960

Object number

NPG.94.219

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© George Tames/The New York Times/Redux

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 29 × 19.5 cm (11 7/16 × 7 11/16")
Sheet: 29 × 20.5 cm (11 7/16 × 8 1/16")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior
Artwork
Daniel Ken Inouye: Male
Daniel Ken Inouye: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Daniel Ken Inouye: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Captain
Daniel Ken Inouye: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\Hawaii
Daniel Ken Inouye: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Hawaii
Daniel Ken Inouye: Politics and Government\Government official\State Legislator\Hawaii
Daniel Ken Inouye: Politics and Government\Government official\State Senator\Hawaii
Daniel Ken Inouye: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom
Daniel Ken Inouye: Military award\Medal of Honor
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4142578fa-d3f3-4b97-95f6-c82f5cb1774c

Record ID

npg_NPG.94.219

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