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=Welcome to the Japanifornia Diaspora Wiki= | |||
We catalog artifacts from the greater Japanfornia cultural diaspora. For the most part we are most interested in things originating in either Japan or California and make appearances in the other area of the country. | |||
[[Miyoshi Umeki]] won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | Honestly, its just a wiki for stuff that we find Japanesey, Cool Japan, Nikkei AF like [[:Category:Japanese Comic Book Characters|Japanese Comic Book Characters]] and [[Japanese in Pop Culture|Japanese in American Pop Culture]]. | ||
* Did you know [[Wataru Misaka]] was the first person of color, and the first Asian-American, to play in the National Basketball Association player in 1947? | |||
* The first Japanese to with an Oscar was [[Miyoshi Umeki]] who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Sayonara in 1957. | |||
[[George Takei]] and [[Pat Morita]] became famous for supporting roles in Star Trek and Happy Days. In 1976, Morita starred on the first American sitcom centered on a person of Asian descent, [[Mr. T and Tina]] and went on to become widely known as the mentor [[Mr. Miyagi]] in [[The Karate Kid]] movies of the 1980s. Other Asian Americans from this period include [[Jack Soo]] of Barney Miller. | [[George Takei]] and [[Pat Morita]] became famous for supporting roles in Star Trek and Happy Days. In 1976, Morita starred on the first American sitcom centered on a person of Asian descent, [[Mr. T and Tina]] and went on to become widely known as the mentor [[Mr. Miyagi]] in [[The Karate Kid]] movies of the 1980s. Other Asian Americans from this period include [[Jack Soo]] of Barney Miller. |