Background
Tanabe, Barbara Jean was born on January 12, 1949 in Tokyo. Daughter of Frank Shinichiro and Setsuko Tanabe. came to the United States, 1955.
Communications company executive
Tanabe, Barbara Jean was born on January 12, 1949 in Tokyo. Daughter of Frank Shinichiro and Setsuko Tanabe. came to the United States, 1955.
Bachelor in Comm., U. Washh., 1971; Master of Business Administration, U. Hawaii, 1983.
Anchor, reporter, writer, Station KOMO-television, ABC, Seattle, 1970-1974; news director, anchor, producer, Station KHON-television, NBC, Honolulu, 1974-1987; president, Chief Executive Officer,, Hill and Knowlton Hawaii, Inc., Honolulu, 1987-1995. Board directors Bank of Hawaii, Honolulu. Participant oral history project National Press Club, Washington.
Board of directors Hawaii Visitors Bureau, Honolulu, since 1991, Chairman of the Board, 1994-1995. Board directors Convention Center Authority, Honolulu, 1994-1996. Member Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce (board directors since 1989), Japan-American Society Hawaii (board directors).
Married Roy H. Kawaguchi, June 18, 1971. Children: Bucikas G., Jawagycgu.