Japanese American National Museum

Akira Boch has been making films and videos since the age of thirteen. Raised in San Juan Bautista, California, he was introduced to political theater and film production at the renowned Chicano theater organization, El Teatro Campesino. Akira earned his B.A. in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and M.F.A in Film Directing from UCLA. His documentary, Finding Fire Under My Grandma s Fingernails (2001), was the recipient of UCLA s Spotlight Award, and has screened in festivals across the country. Other notable films include Paletero s Blues (1998), which was selected for the PBS series Fine Cuts, and Floating World (1999). Music video credits include Jarocho Elegua (Quetzal), Grito De Alegria (Quetzal), Controlados (Quinto Sol), and Blood On Your Hands (Aztlan Underground). Akira works as a Media Arts Specialist at JANM, serving as the primary cinematographer and editor on the Media Arts Center s documentary productions.

Dr. Harry Kitano is a Professor Emeritus of Social Welfare at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was the first to hold the Endowed Chair of Japanese Studies. Dr. Kitano is on the Board of the Japanese American National Museum, and has published extensively in the areas of American racism and ethnic identity. For more information, visit Dr. Kitano s UCLA faculty page.

Ms. Rena Haviland has been engaged in corporate finance, acquisition and technology commercialization transactions as both a senior manager and legal counsel over the past 20 years. Ms. Haviland is presently serving as Vice President, Corporate Development and Legal Counsel of Titan Wireless, Inc., a telecommunications company that provides global voice, data, and Internet telecommunications through advanced system architecture, systems integration, network deployment, technology transfer, and network operations, principally in developing nations in Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. Prior to Titan Wireless, Ms. Haviland was Senior Vice President, Emerging Technologies and Businesses, of The Titan Corporation, it's parent company. Titan, a New York Stock Exchange Company, is a leading provider of telecommunications and information technology services and solutions to the United States and foreign governments. As a senior manager of Titan and its subsidiary, Titan Wireless, Ms. Haviland has been responsible for advising the company on business strategy and legal matters. Prior to joining Titan, Ms. Haviland was General Counsel of Zone Reactor, Inc., a technology commercialization company focused on extracting value from research and development lab intellectual property portfolios. Ms. Haviland also served as Senior Vice President of the Los Angeles Community Development Bank, a federally funded economic development bank, and as Vice President of Trust Company of the West. Ms. Haviland began her career as a corporate attorney with O'Melveny & Myers for eight years, followed by three years at Shearman & Sterling, specializing in acquisitions, corporate finance and banking transactions. Ms. Haviland received a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law and B.A. from Barnard College, Columbia University. Ms. Haviland is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Japanese American National Museum and the Board of Directors of the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy.

Executive Vice President at First Hawaiian Bank, Bob heads up the Commercial Banking Group (Commercial Real Estate, Corporate Hawai'I, Corporate National, First Hawaiian Leasing Co., Trade Finance, and Cash Management) and serves on the Senior Management Committee. Bob is the current Chairman of the American Red Cross -- Hawai'i State Chapter, and he also serves on the boards of the Boys & Girls Club of Hawai'i, Chamber of Commerce, Hawai'i Pacific Health/Kapiolani Health Foundation, La Pietra - Hawai'i School for Girls, ASSETS School, and Marina West Community Association. Mr. Fujioka joined the Child & Family Service Board of Directors in 2002, and is a member of the Finance and Audit, Networking and Nominating Committees.