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Miné Okubo 2001 Deaths
Miné OkuboAge: 88 Japanese-American artist whose book Citizen 13660 chronicled the two years she spent in an American internment camp during World War II. After being released from the camp…Fred Korematsu Biography
Fred Korematsuactivist Born: 1919Birthplace: Oakland, Calif. Korematsu was born to a Japanese-American family that owned a flower nursery. After World War II broke out, Japanese living in…Pat Morita 2005 Deaths
Pat MoritaAge: 73 Japanese-American actor who lived in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. He received an Oscar nomination for his role as the karate instructor in The Karate Kid…Robert Matsui 2005 Deaths
Robert MatsuiAge: 63 politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1978 until his death. During World War II, Matsui spent more than three years in internment camps for…Norman Yoshio Mineta Biography
Norman Yoshio MinetaGeorge W. Bush's secretary of Transportation Born: 11/12/1931Birthplace: San Jose, Calif. The lone Democrat appointed to Bush's cabinet, Mineta was offered the same job…Lois-Ann Yamanaka Biography
Lois-Ann Yamanaka novelistBorn: 1961Birthplace: Ho’olehua, Molokai, Hawaii Lois-Ann Yamanaka is a Japanese-American writer who grew up in Hawaii. With a unique voice that often uses pidgin…Fred Korematsu 2005 Deaths
Fred KorematsuAge: 86 welder who was arrested in 1942 when he refused to go to an internment camp for Japanese Americans. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld his conviction in 1944. In 1983 a…Tak Fujimoto Biography
Tak Fujimotocinematographer Award-winning Japanese-American director of photography who is considered one of the most talented camera operators in Hollywood. His rise to the top was a long…Iva Toguri D'Aquino 2006 Deaths
Iva Toguri D'AquinoAge: 94 Japanese-American woman who returned to Japan in 1941 to care for a sick relative and got stranded there after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. She went to work as an…Scott Oki Biography
Scott Oki computer executiveBorn: 1948Birthplace: Seattle, Wash. Born to a Japanese-American family, Oki attended the University of Washington, leaving after 18 months to join the Air Force.…Trending
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