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Honestly, it's mainly 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]]. | Honestly, it's mainly 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]]. | ||
Check out [[:Category:Firsts|Firsts]] andd/or [[:Category:Collections|Collections]]. | |||
==Of Particular Interest== | |||
[[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. |