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EL SEGUNDO, CA -- OCTOBER 08, 2019: Teresa Watanabe. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Teresa Watanabe

Staff Writer

Teresa Watanabe covers education for the Los Angeles Times. Since joining the Times in 1989, she has covered immigration, ethnic communities, religion, Pacific Rim business and served as Tokyo correspondent and bureau chief. She also covered Asia, national affairs and state government for the San Jose Mercury News and wrote editorials for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner. A Seattle native, she graduated from USC in journalism and in East Asian languages and culture.

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