About Samuel H. Yamashita
Born 1946. Samuel H. Yamashita is a historian and japanologist.
Samuel Hideo Yamashita (born 1946) is an American historian and Asian studies scholar. His research interests include Confucianism, daily life in wartime Japan, and Asia-Pacific food studies, especially Japanese cuisine.
Early life and education Yamashita was born in 1946 in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi and raised in Kailua. He grew up in a household focused on baseball, which he has described as being "almost a religion in the Japanese American community".
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Who is Samuel H. Yamashita?
American historian of Japan
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Samuel H. Yamashita was born in 1946.
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Samuel H. Yamashita is a historian and japanologist.
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