Samuel H. Yamashita

American historian of Japan

Samuel Hideo Yamashita (born 1946) is an American historian and Asian studies scholar. His research interests include Confucianism, daily life in wartime Japan,^[1] and Japanese cuisine.^[2]^[3] He is the Henry E. Sheffield Professor of History at Pomona College.^[3]

Early life and education

Yamashita was born in 1946.^{[citation needed]} He attended Macalester College and subsequently received his doctorate from the University of Michigan.^[3]

Career

Yamashita began teaching at Pomona College in 1983.^[3]

Works

Leaves from an Autumn of Emergencies: Selections from the Wartime Diaries of Ordinary Japanese. University of Hawaii Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0824829773.^[4]
Daily Life in Wartime Japan, 1940-1945. University Press of Kansas. 2015. ISBN 9780700624621.
Hawaii Regional Cuisine: The Food Movement That Changed the Way Hawaii Eats. University of Hawaiʻi Press. May 31, 2019. ISBN 9780824879723.

References

^ Steinberg, Jim (August 13, 2015). "World War II diaries disclose diverse emotions over Japan's surrender". Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ Tanigawa, Noe. "Eating Around: The 'Japanese Turn' in Fine Dining". Hawaii Public Radio. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Samuel H. Yamashita". Pomona College. May 29, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ "Public Lecture by Dr. Samuel Yamashita: Dr. Samuel H. Yamashita". University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Retrieved January 18, 2021.