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[[Sessue Hayakawa]] the first leading Asian male actor in the United States | [[Sessue Hayakawa]] the first leading Asian male actor in the United States | ||
[[Gregg Araki]] is an influential American independent filmmaker of Japanese ancestry, who is especially noted for his often playful, punk-influenced work dealing with young, often gay, members of generation X trying to define themselves in the wake of the AIDS epidemic, rampant consumerism, and childhood trauma. His films such as The Doom Generation, The Living End and Nowhere were seen to exemplify the alienation and hedonistic abandon of their times, while his 2004 film Mysterious Skin, featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt in a dramatic role, was highly acclaimed for a dark and realistic portrait of the effects of child sexual abuse. | |||
[[Kazu Hiro]] (born Kazuhiro Tsuji 辻 一弘 Tsuji Kazuhiro; May 26, 1969) is a Japanese-born American special make-up effects artist and visual artist. | |||
[[Allegiance]], which ran on Broadway from October 2015 to February 2016, is set during the Japanese American internment of World War II (with a framing story set in the present day), and was inspired by the personal experiences of [[George Takei]], who stars in the musical along with Lea Salonga. | |||
===Music=== | |||
[[James Iha]] of The Smashing Pumpkins, Japanese-born Satomi Matsuzaki, bassist and vocalist of experimental rock band Deerhoof, Kazu Makino the Japanese-American singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Blonde Redhead, Japanese bassist and singer Toko Yasuda of Enon; half-Japanese Miki Berenyi of Lush | |||
===Comics=== | |||
[[Larry Hama]] (/ˈhæmə/; born June 7, 1949) is an American comic-book writer, artist, actor, and musician who has worked in the fields of entertainment and publishing since the 1960s. | |||
During the 1970s, he was seen in minor roles on the TV shows M*A*S*H and Saturday Night Live, and appeared on Broadway in two roles in the original 1976 production of Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures. | |||
He is best known to American comic book readers as a writer and editor for Marvel Comics, where he wrote the licensed comic book series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, based on the Hasbro toyline. He has also written for the series Wolverine, Nth Man: The Ultimate Ninja, and Elektra. He co-created the character Bucky O'Hare, which was developed into a comic book, a toy line and television cartoon. | |||
===Lingo=== | |||
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== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||
|- style="background:#bfd7ff;" | |||
| colspan="7" style="text-align: center;"| '''[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Actor in a Supporting Role]]''' | |||
|- style="background:#ebf5ff;" | |||
! style="width:75px;"| Year | |||
! style="width:200px;"| Name | |||
! style="width:50px;"| Country | |||
! style="width:200px;"| Film | |||
! style="width:200px;"| Role | |||
! style="width:75px;"| Status | |||
! style="width:450px;"|Milestone / Notes | |||
|- | |||
| 1957 | |||
| {{nowrap|[[Sessue Hayakawa]]}} | |||
| {{flagicon|Japan}} | |||
| {{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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