5:In the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Japans central region on New Years Day.

Los Angeles Times Executive Chairman Patrick Soon-Shiong announced Jan.Tang will oversee the newsroom and the editorial page.

in economics from Yale University and a J.who currently serves as editor of the editorial page.and will continue working with Deputy Editorial Page Editor Mariel Garza.

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She was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard in 1992-1993.

Soon-Shiong referenced Tangs experience as a journalist and newsroom leader.feeling homesick and wishing she could meet people from the same prefecture here.

Dozens gathered in Torrance on Dec.He also noted that the kenjinkai must have been a great emotional support for those from Mie Prefecture as they experienced hardships in their adopted homeland.

a former president of the Women’s Club.and other delicacies was served by the Japanese restaurant Iseshima.