Yuji Ichioka
Yuji Ichioka (, June 23, 1936 – September 1, 2002) was an American historian and civil rights activist best known for his work in
ethnic studies, particularly
Asian American Studies and for being a leader in the
Asian American movement. An adjunct professor at UCLA, he and
Emma Gee coined the term "
Asian American" in 1968 during the founding of the
Asian American Political Alliance, to help unify different Asian ethnic groups (e.g.
Japanese Americans,
Chinese Americans,
Filipino Americans, etc.), and was considered the preeminent scholar of Japanese American history.
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