Susan Hirasuna
Susan Hirasuna is a proud hometown girl. She was born in Encino, raised in Simi Valley and graduated from the University of Southern California. For more than two decades, she anchored the weekend news and reported for FOX 11. Susan’s work has been recognized by the Los Angeles Emmy awards, the Golden Mikes and New England Emmy awards. In 2012, she traveled to Japan on a fellowship to report on recovery and rebuilding efforts, a year after the great quake and tsunami. As an anchor, she’s handled extended coverage of the Route 91 shooting in Las Vegas, the death of Princess Diana and too many wildfires and police pursuits to count. Susan is a longtime member of the Asian American Journalists Association and served on the LA board for years. Currently, she is still active with the chapter as an advisory board member.
The latest from Susan Hirasuna
Visiting China for the Global Youth Conference
Hundreds of people from all over the U.S. accepted an invitation to visit Beijing and the province of Shandong. Among them was FOX 11's very own Susan Hirasuna.
Youth summit held in China aims to build relations with US, encourage tourism
The Chinese province of Shandong invited 500 guests from 23 countries to take in the sights of an area in China not well known to tourists, especially those from the US.
Huntington Beach middle school student expelled over unpresented 'patriotism' speech
A Huntington Beach middle school student is facing what some would call extreme consequences for a speech that he didn't present. Was patriotism the issue? Or was it his Trump-like sign-off?
Mark Wahlberg opens Mexican restaurant in Orange County
This weekend, Wahlberg cut the ribbon on his latest venture in Huntington Beach... a high-end Mexican restaurant featuring his tequila brand, Flecha Azul.
4 toddlers escape OC day care center, found walking along busy street
Four toddlers somehow escaped a day care center in Orange County and ended up on a busy street in Garden Grove.
Bringing baseball back to Manzanar
In 1942, the U.S. government forced 120,000 people of Japanese descent out of their homes and businesses and into incarceration camps - Manzanar was one of them.
Man having mental health crisis shot by LAPD officers, family seeking answers
The family's attorney claims officers shot Yong Yang four times and did not render aid or call an ambulance.
Man builds homeless estate along Arroyo Seco in Los Angeles
Using scraps, a man builds a home and a garden along the Arroyo Seco in Los Angeles County.
Largest money heist in LA history: How did thieves pull it off?
It sounds like something out of a movie… thieves break into a vault and steal up to $30 million in cash. But how did the crooks come and go undetected? Could it be an inside job?
FOX 11’s Susan Hirasuna gets her stolen Tesla back after car dies mid-police chase
A Tesla belonging to FOX 11’s Susan Hirasuna was stolen and later recovered after it died mid-pursuit in East Hollywood.