List of Japanese Americans

The following is a list of famous Japanese Americans who have made significant contributions to the American culture or society artistically or scientifically, or have appeared in the news numerous times:

• Francis Fukuyama, economist and historian
• S.I. Hayakawa, former Senator from California and linguistics scholar
• Mike Honda, Congressman
• Daniel Inouye, Senator from Hawaii
• Lance Ito, judge
• Michio Kaku, scientist known for his string field theory
• Robert Matsui, Congressman
• Norman Mineta, politician and current Secretary of Transportation
• Pat Morita, actor and comedian
• Karen Narasaki, Executive Director of the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium
• Ellison Onizuka, first Asian American astronaut; one of the "Challenger Seven"
• Yoko Ono, artist, widow of John Lennon
• Eric Shinseki - United States Army General, Army Chief of Staff, 1999-2003
• Ronald Takaki- historian, UC Berkeley professor
• Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic Gold Medalist figure skater
• Minoru Yamasaki, architect, best known for the New York World Trade Center "Twin Towers."