Japanese American

Japanese Americans are a group of people who trace their ancestry to Japan or Okinawa and are residents and/or citizens of the United States. Japan is a western Pacific Ocean multi-archipelagic nation east of the China in Asia. Japanese Americans are a subgroup of East-Asian Americans which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans. Okinawa, a former independent nation, was annexed by Japan in the late nineteenth century.

Media Portrayal

Akira is a Japanese-American character from the TV show The Simpsons. He owns a karate dojo and works in a sushi restaurant. The character can promote stereotype of a Japanese American. As it was stated, Japanese American socially and intellecutally distribute evenly as whites, so no reason the character has to own a dojo or work in a sushi restaurant.

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Mr. Miyagi is a Japanese-American character from the movie Karate Kid. He teaches Daniel the martial art of karate.

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Kimi Watanabe-Finster and her mother Kira Watanabe-Finster is a Japanese-American character from the TV show Rugrats. She was first introduced in the episode "Finsterella". Since then, she has become a regular on the TV show.

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