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This wiki is for stuff that we find cool, like [[:Category:Japanese Comic Book Characters|Japanese Comic Book Characters]] and [[Japanese in Pop Culture]]; and [[:Category:Tokusatsu|Tokusatsu Movies]] | This wiki is for stuff that we find cool, like [[:Category:Japanese Comic Book Characters|Japanese Comic Book Characters]] and [[Japanese in Pop Culture]]; and [[:Category:Tokusatsu|Tokusatsu Movies]] | ||
[[Wataru Misaka]], who became the first person of color, and the first Asian-American, to be a National Basketball Association player (in 1947.) | |||
[[Miyoshi Umeki]] won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in for Sayonara (1957). | [[Miyoshi Umeki]] won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in for Sayonara (1957). | ||
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[[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. | [[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. | ||
* 1990: Steven Okazaki becomes the first Asian-American to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject), for Days of Waiting: The Life & Art Of Estelle Ishigo. | |||
* 1997: Chris Tashima becomes the first Asian-American to win the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, for Visas and Virtue. | |||
===Music=== | ===Music=== |