List of Japanese Americans

This is a list of Japanese Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants, but not Japanese nationals living or working in the US. The list includes a brief description of their reason for notability.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Japanese American or must have references showing they are Japanese American and are notable.

Arts and architecture

Business and economics

Entertainment

History

Literature and poetry

News/media

Martial arts

  • Taky Kimura (1924–2021), martial arts practitioner and instructor certified by Bruce Lee to teach Jun Fan Gung Fu or Jeet Kune Do
  • Toshihiro Oshiro, martial arts master and instructor from Haneji, Okinawa; a founder of the Ryukyu Bujutsu Kenkyu Doyukai
  • Don "The Dragon" Wilson, former world champion kickboxer and action movie star

Military

Politics, law and government

Religion

Science and technology

Sports

Other Academia

See also

References

  1. Hoobler, Dorothy and Thomas (1995). The Japanese American Family Album. Oxford University Press. p. 64. ISBN 0-19-512423-5.
  2. Kam, Nadine (1997). "Running on rhapsody". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  3. "James Omura". Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project. 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  4. Gregg K. Kakesako (March 31, 2004). "An Inspiration for a Generation". Honolulu Star Bulletin. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  5. Williams, Rudi (May 19, 1999). "An Asian Pacific American Timeline". American Forces Press Service. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  6. "Obituary: Sanji Abe", The New York Times, December 3, 1982, retrieved 2009-12-28
  7. Whitehead, John S. (2004), Completing the union: Alaska, Hawai'i, and the battle for statehood, American Histories of the Frontier Series, UNM Press, pp. 79, 83, 194–195, 370, ISBN 978-0-8263-3637-8
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