Editing Sansei (section)

== Notable individuals ==
{{see also|List of Japanese Americans}}
The numbers of ''sansei'' who have earned some degree of public recognition has continued to increase over time; but the quiet lives of those whose names are known only to family and friends are no less important in understanding the broader narrative of the ''Nikkei.'' Although the names highlighted here are over-represented by ''sansei'' from North America, the Latin American member countries of the [[Pan American Nikkei Association]] (PANA) include [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Chile]], [[Colombia]], [[Mexico]], [[Paraguay]], [[Peru]], [[Uruguay]], in addition to the English-speaking [[United States]] and [[Canada]].<ref>National Association of Japanese Canadians: [http://www.najc.ca/thenandnow/relations_pana.php Pan American Nikkei Association] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218195725/http://www.najc.ca/thenandnow/relations_pana.php |date=2009-02-18 }} (PANA); retrieved 2011-05-17</ref>
 
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* [[Francis Fukuyama]]<ref>Discover Nikkei: [https://archive.today/20120731082159/http://www.discovernikkei.org/wiki/Francis_Fukuyama  Francis Fukuyama bio]; retrieved 2011-05-17</ref>
* [[Robert Hamada (professor)|Robert S. Hamada]]<ref>Zweigenhaft, {{Google books|0V0gO8tArK8C|p. 182.|page=182}}</ref>
* [[Ryan Higa]] 
* [[Kyle Higashioka]]
* [[Mike Honda]]<ref>DiscoverNikkei: [http://www.discovernikkei.org/wiki/Mike_Honda   Mike Honda bio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203213647/http://www.discovernikkei.org/wiki/Mike_Honda |date=2008-12-03 }}; retrieved 2011-05-17</ref>
* [[Kaisei Ichiro]]
* [[Lawson Fusao Inada]]
* [[Soji Kashiwagi]]
* [[Janice Kawaye]] 
* [[Kyle Larson]]
* [[Doris Matsui]]
* [[Robert Matsui]]<ref>DiscoverNikkei: [https://archive.today/20120730015445/http://www.discovernikkei.org/wiki/Robert_T._Matsui  Robert Matsui bio]; retrieved 2011-05-17</ref>
* [[Dale Minami]]<ref>Minami, Dale. (2005). [http://www.law.washington.edu/News/Articles/Default.aspx?YR=2005&ID=Commencement2005  University of Washington Law School, Commencement Address]; retrieved 2011-05-17</ref>
* [[Patsy Mink]]<ref>DiscoverNikkei: [https://archive.today/20120803115026/http://www.discovernikkei.org/wiki/Patsy_Takemoto_Mink  Mink bio]; Nomura, {{Google books|d9lhBw8t410C|pp. 288-290.|page=288}}; retrieved 2011-05-17</ref>
* [[Kent Nagano]]<ref>Zia, Helen ''et al.'' (1995). "Kent Nagano" in [https://books.google.com/books?id=dZsYAAAAIAAJ&q=kent+nagano  ''Notable Asian Americans,'' p. 273.]</ref>
* [[Suzy Nakamura]]
* [[Desmond Nakano]]
* [[Lane Nishikawa]]<ref>Kim, Esther. (2006). {{Google books|Rj2W7MrqgRUC|''A History of Asian American Theatre,'' p. 162.|page=162}}</ref>
* [[Linda Nishio]]
* [[Bev Oda]]
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* [[Sophie Oda]] 
* [[Steven Okazaki]]<ref>Willingham, Mandy. [http://japanfocus.org/-Mandy-Willingham/1751  "A-bomb Legacy Fading: Steven Okazaki films hibakusha stories for future generations,"] ''Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus'' (US). April 16, 2006, citing ''Japan Times,'' April 15, 2006; Kamiya, Gary. [https://books.google.com/books?id=AecDAAAAMBAJ&dq=Steven+Okazaki+sansei&pg=PA62  "With a Japanese Heart,"] ''Mother Jones Magazine'' (US). Sept-Oct 1990, p. 62; retrieved 2011-05-17</ref>
* [[Yuji Okumoto]]
* [[Ellison Onizuka]]<ref>Murase, Kenji. [http://www.nikkeiheritage.org/nh/nhvxin4.html  "Ellison Onizuka: the First Nikkei Astronaut,"] ''Nikkei Heritage'' (US).  Vol. XI, No. 4, Fall 1999; retrieved 2011-05-17</ref>
* [[Pete Rouse]]<ref>Franke-Ruta, Garance. [http://www.whorunsgov.com/politerati/uncategorized/rouse-hailed-as-first-asian-american-chief-of-staff/  "Rouse hailed as first Asian American chief of staff,"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003212031/http://www.whorunsgov.com/politerati/uncategorized/rouse-hailed-as-first-asian-american-chief-of-staff/ |date=2010-10-03 }} ''Washington Post'' (US). OCtober 1, 2010; retrieved 2011-05-17</ref>
* [[Lenn Sakata]]<ref>Nakagawa, Kerry Yo. [https://archive.org/details/throughdiamond1000naka <!-- quote=lenn sakata. -->  "Through a Diamond: 100 years of Japanese American Baseball,'' p. 123.]</ref>
* [[Roger Shimomura]]
* [[Mike Shinoda]]<ref>{{cite book |title=On Gratitude: Sheryl Crow, Jeff Bridges, Alicia Keys, Daryl Hall, Ray Bradbury, Anna Kendrick, B.B. King, Elmore Leonard, Deepak Chopra, and 42 More Celebrities Share What They're Most Thankful For |first=Todd Aaron |last=Jensen |publisher=F+W Media, Inc. |year=2010 |isbn= 9781440508929|page=224 |access-date=October 26, 2012 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PkRKuy5gYrkC&dq=Mike+Shinoda+third+generation+Japanese&pg=PT224}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Marcello|url=http://japancinema.net/2012/02/01/creative-spotlight-episode-93-mike-shinoda/|title=Creative Spotlight: Episode #93 – Mike Shinoda Interview|date=February 1, 2012|publisher=japancinema.net|access-date=October 27, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Eric Shinseki]]<ref>Obata, Hiroshi. [http://www.hiroshimapeacemedia.jp/mediacenter/article.php?story=20090130144958922_ja 　両祖父母は広島出身] ("Shinseki: both grandparents are from Hiroshima"). ''Hiroshima Peace Media'' (Japan). January 30, 2009; retrieved 2011-05-17</ref>
* [[David Suzuki]]
* [[Ronald Takaki]]<ref>{{cite web|title=''In Depth'' with Ronald Takaki|url=http://www.c-span.org/video/?284353-1/depth-ronald-takaki|publisher=[[C-SPAN]]|access-date=19 April 2015|date=28 February 2009}}</ref>
* [[Mark Takano]]<ref>Goad, Ben. [http://www.pe.com/local-news/politics/ben-goad-headlines/20121106-congress-district-41-takano-beats-tavaglione-in-nationally-watched-race.ece  "Congress District 41: Takano beats Tavaglione in nationally watched race,"] ''Press-Enterprise''(Riverside, California). November 6, 2012; retrieved 2012-12-2.</ref>
* [[Dan Tani]]<ref>Seigel, Shizue. [http://www.nikkeiheritage.org/nh/nhvxin4.html  "Dan Tani: NASA’s Newest Japanese American Astronaut,"] ''Nikkei Heritage'' (US).  Vol. XI, No. 4, Fall 1999; retrieved 2011-05-17</ref>
* [[Chris Tashima]]
* [[David Tsubouchi]]
* [[Gedde Watanabe]] 
* [[Kristi Yamaguchi]]
* [[Jan Yanehiro]]
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