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In 2015, Ariana Miyamoto, who was born in Japan to a Japanese mother and an African-American father, became the first hāfu (a term denoting mixed ancestry) contestant to win the title of Miss Universe Japan. [4] The decision to allow Miyamoto to win the title, as she is not full Japanese by descent, was controversial. [5]
Pages in category "Japanese people of African-American descent" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In addition to registered foreign residents, a significant number of American military personnel, civilian workers, and their dependents live in Japan due to the presence of the United States military in Japan under the U.S.–Japan Security Treaty. Approximately 70% of American military personnel in Japan are stationed in Okinawa Prefecture. [3]
Japanese people of African-American descent (23 P) B. Japanese people of Beninese descent (1 C, 1 P) C. Japanese people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent (3 ...
The first female wrestler from Hawaii to win a medal at the Olympics. (Mother is Japanese-American) Bryan Clay, 2008 Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon; Sophia Danenberg, mountain climber best known as the first African American and the first black woman to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. (Mother is Japanese)
The African-American diaspora refers to communities of people of African descent who previously lived in the United States. These people were mainly descended from formerly enslaved African persons in the United States or its preceding European colonies in North America that had been brought to America via the Atlantic slave trade and had suffered in slavery until the American Civil War.
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First free African-American community: Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose (later named Fort Mose) in Spanish Florida. 1739. September 9 – In the Stono Rebellion, South Carolina slaves gather at the Stono River to plan an armed march for freedom. [17] 1753. Benjamin Banneker designed and built the first clock of its type in the Thirteen ...