Sumiko Hennessy

Sumiko Hennessy
Born
Sumiko Tanaka

(1937-11-08) November 8, 1937
Yokohama, Japan
EducationTokyo University of Foreign Studies
Fordham Graduate School of Social Service
University of Denver
OccupationsProfessor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Social Welfare
SpouseRichard Hennessy
AwardsColorado Women's Hall of Fame (1989)

Sumiko Tanaka Hennessy (born November 8, 1937) is an American social worker, trauma therapist, academic, and activist for the Asian-American community in Denver, Colorado. Born in Yokohama, Japan, she was a founding board member and later executive director of the Asian Pacific Development Center. In 2000 she helped inaugurate the Tokyo University of Social Welfare and is presently a professor emeritus of that institution. In 2004 she and her husband founded Crossroads for Social Work, LLC, a training program for mental health professionals in Japan and the United States. The recipient of numerous awards, she was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 1989.

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