From DiscoverNikkei.org
Kristi Yamaguchi
Figure skater (b.1971)
- "Real People" video archives
- Elena Tajima Creef, Imagining Japanese America: The Visual Construction of Citizenship, Nation, and the Body. New York University Press, 2004.
- When Kristi Yamaguchi was competing for the Olympic gold medal, there was a strong rival from Japan, Midori Ito. Mass media contrasted them by portraying Yamaguchi as a thoroughly American athlete representing white/Western culture. Elena Tajima Creef examines the mass media comparison and presents a deeper analysis.
- Japanese American Sports Hall of Fame: inductee, 2002.
- "Kristi Yamaguchi" Wikipedia entry