From DiscoverNikkei.org
Frank Masao Okamura
Bonsai master (1911-2006)
- Obituary: Elaine Woo, "Frank Okamura, 94; Expert Took Spiritual Approach to Bonsai". Los Angeles Times, January 29, 2006.
- Excerpt: "A scholarly looking gentleman in thick-rimmed glasses and a wispy beard, Okamura demonstrated his great skill when he turned a neglected assemblage of miniature trees at New York's Brooklyn Botanic Garden into an internationally renowned collection. He began his work there soon after the end of World War II, when most things Japanese stirred intense hatred among Americans embittered over four years of warfare."
- Obituary: Stuart Lavietes, "Frank Okamura, Bonsai Expert, is Dead at 94". New York Times, January 14, 2006.