Yuji Ichioka

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Yuji Ichioka, born on June 23, 1936 in San Francisco, California, is a historian best known for his work in ethnic studies, particularly Asian American Studies. In fact, he coined the term "Asian American" to help unify different Asian ethnic groups (e.g. Japanese Americans, Chinese Americans, Korean Americans, etc.), and was considered the preeminent scholar of Japanese American History. He served as a Senior Researcher at the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and Adjunct Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for many years, from approximately 1969 up until his death on September 1, 2002 at the age of 66.

 

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