A life in broader context

Takaki's personal experiences inspired him devote his life working for equality for Asian Americans and others. A seminal event in his life developed when his wife's family refused to accept him because they could only see him as a "jap" -- not as a native-born American citizen just like any one else.

Honors

· Bay Area Book Reviewers Association, Fred Cody Lifetime Achievement Award, 2002.
· Asia Pacific Council, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2002.
· Society of American Historians (SAH), 1995.
· Cornell University, Messenger Lecturer, 1993.