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Overcoming Adversities and Leadership: Profile of US Senator Daniel Inouye

This groundbreaking leadership research bymilitary, Daniel attempted to enlist, but he
has received extensive endorsements andwas turned down. Unwilling to accept "no" as
enthusiastic reviews from well-knownan  answer.
prominent business, political, and academic
leaders who either participated in the studyHe requested information from the draft board
or  reviewed  the  research  findings.concerning his rejection. The clerk found
that Daniel was "working 72 hours a week at
You will discover the proven success habitsthe aid station" of the local chapter of the
and secrets of people who, in spite ofAmerican Red Cross. Dan was told, "You're
difficult or life threatening challengesalready making an essential defense
shaped their own destiny to becomecontribution, and you're enrolled in a
successful, effective leaders. The fullpre-med course at the University, and Lord
results of this research will be presented inknows we'll be needing doctors." So he
the upcoming book by Dr. Howard Edward Hallerdropped out of the University of Hawaii and
titled "Leadership: View from the Shouldersquit  his  job  with  the  Red  Cross.
of  Giants."
Then he re-applied. This time his application
The nine initial prominent successful leaderswas accepted. Inouye was bright and eager to
who overcame adversity that were interviewedserve. "In the military, there was another
included: Dr. Tony Bonanzino, U.S. Senatorchallenge, or obstacle." Dan said, "I was
Orrin Hatch, Monzer Hourani, U.S. Senatorthe assistant squad leader. Then, the
Daniel Inouye, Dr. John Malone, Larry Pino,youngest person was about two years my
U.S. Army Major General Sid Shachnow, Dr.senior, and the oldest was about 15 years my
Blenda  Wilson,  and  Zig  Ziglar.senior." Because these were
Japanese-American soldiers who all came from
The data from the above nine research"a society where age makes a difference . . .
participants was materially augmented bywhere elders are looked upon with a bit more
seven other successful leaders who overcamerespect than the younger ones, it was a
adversity including: Jack Canfield, Williamchallenge. So, I had to work overtime at
Draper III, Mark Victor Hansen, J. Terrencethat,  to  justify  that  position."
Lanni, Angelo Mozilo, Dr. Nido Qubein, and
Dr.  John  Sperling.He was promoted rapidly, first to corporal
and then to sergeant. Daniel and his unit
Additionally, five internationally known andwere sent to Italy to fight. He earned a
respected leadership scholars offered theirbattlefield commission to second lieutenant
reviews of the leadership research findingswhile  fighting  in  Europe.
including: Dr. Ken Blanchard, Jim Kouzes, Dr.
John Kotter, Dr. Paul Stoltz, and Dr. MegIn one battle in Italy, near the end of World
Wheatley.War II in Europe, young Lieutenant Inouye had
his right arm essentially shot off. In spite
This is a short biography of one of theof the intense pain, he insisted on remaining
principal participants who generouslyat the battle scene, directing and protecting
contributed their time and insight for thishis troops, though he had tourniquets on his
important research into the phenomenon of howright shoulder and the stub of that arm. He
prominent successful leaders overcomewas decorated for his heroism, receiving a
adversity  and  obstacles.Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, and the
Distinguished Service Cross. He was also
This  is  Senator  Daniel  Inouye's  story.recommended for, and later received, the
Congressional Medal of Honor. Lieutenant
Daniel Inouye is the eldest son of JapaneseInouye was transferred back to the United
immigrants who worked on the Hawaiian sugarStates to receive treatment and
plantations where Daniel was born and raised.rehabilitation  for  his  wounds.
He lived in what he described as a
"Japanese-American ghetto." He went to theSenator Inouye told me, "I specifically chose
local Hawaiian school, at which "the studentto do my rehabilitation as far away from
body  was  90%  ethnic  Japanese."Hawaii as possible," because he had always
been sheltered. He explained, "I had
As a young boy, Daniel accidentally fell andexperienced only limited contact with
broke his left arm in a terrible compoundanything outside my Japanese-American
fracture. The local doctor, an Ear, Nose andneighborhood."
Throat specialist, set the arm. It mended,
but not well. In his autobiography, InouyeHe wanted to see how other people lived, and
wrote, "My arm hung limp and crooked and Ibecame cultured in the ways of the "hoale"
could  barely  move  it"  (1968,  p.  49).[white] world in the process. "I underwent a
'Pygmalion transformation,' learning how to
After two years of searching his parents,formally dine with silver and china,
"contacted the best orthopedic surgeon inattending cultural events and meetings with
Hawaii," who reconstructed Dan's "left armas many different types of people as I
and made it good as new." That incidentpossibly  could."
formed the basis of Daniel's career goal: to
become an orthopedic surgeon. He told theInouye shared that his generation, "in
orthopedic surgeon who repaired his arm andHawaii, [came] from [Japanese-American]
restored it to full use, "I'm going to be aethnic enclaves [who] spoke a strange brand
doctor,  like  you."of pidgin-English. So I felt that if I lived
in a community where you were literally
He faced racial discrimination when he wasforced to change your way of communicating,
nominated to the local honor society in highit  would  help. And  it  did."
school and was made to feel most unwelcome
there.Daniel specifically noted, "In fact, the
highest compliment paid was when I returned
While still in high school, Dan became ahome to Hawaii, and I opened my mouth to see
volunteer with the local chapter of thehow [my mother] was, she said, 'You speak
American Red Cross. Then the "entire worldlike a 'hoale'!" During his lengthy
turned upside down" on December 7, 1942.rehabilitation, Daniel decided to finish
After the bombing, the secretary of the localcollege, get a law degree, and then enter
American Red Cross chapter called younginto  public  service.
Daniel into action immediately, having him
"help with injured people who had beenHe left the U.S. Army as a captain, returned
rescued from fallen debris, as well as theto the University of Hawaii, and married a
other  wounded  that  needed  treatment."Japanese-American girl, Margaret Awamura. He
completed "law school with a Juris Doctorate
Daniel shared that his life had been changedat George Washington University in
by the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "The war cameWashington, D.C. in just two years," and then
along, and the challenge was immense, notreturned to Hawaii, where he "took and passed
just physical, but emotional. My loyalty,the  Territorial  Bar  exam."
together with those of my generation, was
questioned. We were looked upon as enemyIn 1959 he was elected to the U.S. House of
agents, and our friends of Japanese ancestryRepresentatives for the new State of Hawaii,
were placed in camps, without any trial. Andbecoming the first Japanese-American ever to
that was something that, though I was fairlybe elected to the U.S. Congress. Inouye was
young,  I  felt  had  to  be  overcome."elected to the U.S. Senate in 1962, and has
been re-elected every six years since then.
Though Daniel was of Japanese descent, he wasSenator Inouye is the third highest-ranking
"100% American." The following year, whenmember  of  the  United  States  Senate.
President Franklin Roosevelt finally allowed
the Nisei (second-generationCopyright 2006 © Howard Edward Haller,
Japanese-Americans) to join the United StatesPh.D.



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