Yukiko Kimura
Pioneering sociologist who wrote about Japanese and Okinawan Americans in Hawai’i during and after World War II.
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Michi Nishiura Weglyn
Activist and author of Years of Infamy: The Untold Story of America’s Concentration Camps, the first comprehensive book about the World War II incarceration of Japanese-Americans written by a Nisei.
Midori Kono Thiel
Nisei calligrapher, printmaker, and performer of Japanese traditional arts.
Miya Sannomiya Kikuchi
Cultural ambassador and journalist.
Miyoko Ito
Miyoko Ito (1918–83) was a watercolor and abstract oil painter and printmaking artist.
Momo Nagano
Momo Nagano (1925-2010) was an artist renowned for her weaving and other textile works.
Osame Manago
Osame Nagata Manago was a picture bride who co-founded the Manago Hotel in Captain Cook, Hawai’i.
Pat Suzuki
Nisei singer and star of Flower Drum Song on Broadway.
Patsy Sumie Saiki
Educator and author of books on Japanese Americans in Hawai’i.
Reiko Sato
A talented dancer and actress, Reiko Sato (1931–81) gained visibility as a performer on Broadway and in Hollywood and had some success fighting racial typecasting.