Trailblazing Japanese-American Army general dies at 93

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Trailblazing Japanese-American Army general dies at 93
By Zamone Perez
Mar 7, 07:01 PM
Then-Brig. Gen. Theodore Kanamine sits for a photo.

Retired Brig. Gen. Theodore Shigeru Kanamine, the first active-duty Japanese-American general in the U.S. Army, died at his home last Thursday after a brief battle with cancer. He was 93.

Born in North Hollywood, California, Kanamine often reflected on growing up in an entertainment-rich area, where he and other neighborhood kids would frequently receive invites from Walt Disney Studios to view unfinished cartoons right down the hill from his family’s home. His pleasant childhood, however, would be interrupted in December 1941 following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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