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In The New York Times Magazine in January 1966, Success Story, Japanese-American Style, the term "model minority" was coined by sociologist William Petersen. It was used in order to describe Japanese Americans as ethnic minorities who, despite marginalization, have achieved success in the United States.  
In The New York Times Magazine in January 1966, Success Story, Japanese-American Style, the term "model minority" was coined by sociologist William Petersen. It was used in order to describe Japanese Americans as ethnic minorities who, despite marginalization, have achieved success in the United States.  


==Best Supporting Actor==
===Best Supporting Actor===
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|- style="background:#bfd7ff;"
* 1957 [[Sessue Hayakawa, Japan ''[[The Bridge on the River Kwai]]'', Colonel Saito
| colspan="7" style="text-align: center;"| '''[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Actor in a Supporting Role]]'''
* 1966 [[Mako Iwamatsu]] '[[The Sand Pebbles (film)|The Sand Pebbles]]'', Po-Han
|- style="background:#ebf5ff;"
* 1984 [[Pat Morita]] ''[[The Karate Kid]]'', [[Mr. Miyagi]]
! style="width:75px;"| Year
* 2003 [[Ken Watanabe]] ''[[The Last Samurai]]''
! style="width:200px;"| Name
 
! style="width:50px;"| Country
===Best Supporting Actor===
! style="width:200px;"| Film
 
! style="width:200px;"| Role
* 1957 Miyoshi Umeki, Japan, "Sayonara", Katsumi Kelly (Won), First Asian nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
! style="width:75px;"| Status
* 2006 Rinko Kikuchi, Japan, "Babel", Chieko Wataya (Nominated)
! style="width:450px;"|Milestone / Notes
 
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===Best Director===
| 1957
 
| {{nowrap|[[Sessue Hayakawa]]}}
* 1965 [[Hiroshi Teshigahara]], Japan, "Woman in the Dunes" (Nominated), First Asian nominated for Best Director.
| {{flagicon|Japan}}
* 1985 [[Akira Kurosawa]], Japan, "Ran" (Nominated), Four previous Kurosawa films were nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.
| {{nowrap|''[[The Bridge on the River Kwai]]''}}
| Colonel Saito
| {{nom}}
| Japanese descent.<ref>{{cite book|last=Miyao|first=Daisuke|pages=1–3|year=2007|title=[[Sessue Hayakawa: Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom]]|publisher=Duke University Press|isbn=978-0-8223-3969-4}}</ref><br />First Asian nominated for Supporting Actor.
|-
| 1966
| [[Mako Iwamatsu]]
| {{flagicon|Japan}}<br>{{flagicon|USA}}
| ''[[The Sand Pebbles (film)|The Sand Pebbles]]''
| Po-Han
| {{nom}}
| Japanese descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2011/09/18/commentary/mako-the-japanese-american-actor-who-fought-racist-stereotypes/|title=Mako: the Japanese-American actor who fought racist stereotypes|website=The Japan Times|first=Roger|last=Pulvers|date=September 18, 2011|access-date=September 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923021713/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2011/09/18/commentary/mako-the-japanese-american-actor-who-fought-racist-stereotypes/|archive-date=September 23, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Pat Morita]]
| {{flagicon|Japan}}<br>{{flagicon|USA}}
|''[[The Karate Kid]]''
|[[Mr. Miyagi]]
| {{nom}}
|Japanese descent.
|-
| 2003
| [[Ken Watanabe]]
| {{flagicon|Japan}}
| ''[[The Last Samurai]]''
| {{nowrap|Lord Katsumoto}}
| {{nom}}
| Japanese.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2003-12-11-watanabe-ken_x.htm|title=Japanese star Ken Watanabe follows way of the samurai|website=USA Today|first=William|last=Keck|date=December 11, 2003|access-date=September 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160929021504/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2003-12-11-watanabe-ken_x.htm|archive-date=September 29, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
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