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Emerick Ishikawa

Weightlifter

Emerick Ishikawa was the first Japanese American to win a senior nationals title, winning four straight from 1944 to 1947, and was a member of the 1948 United States Olympic team. A native of Maui, he was also a champion swimmer and original member of Hawaii's "Three Year Swim Club", whose members became national champions.

Ishikawa is one of 14 Japanese American athletes in this video production by the Japanese American National Museum.
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