Megumi Yamaguchi Shinoda | |
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Born | February 9, 1908 Cleveland, Ohio |
Died | May 1, 2007 |
Children | Jean Shinoda Bolen |
Relatives |
Fumiko Yamaguchi (sister) Grace Aiko Nakamura (niece) |
Megumi Yamaguchi Shinoda (February 9, 1908 – May 1, 2007) was a Japanese American physician and was the first Asian American woman to graduate from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. [1] [2] [3] Alongside Kazue Togasaki, Shinoda was one of the first women of Japanese ancestry in the United States to receive a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1933. [1] [4] Additionally, she was the first Japanese American intern at what is now Los Angeles General Medical Center. [1]
In 1908, Shinoda was born as Megumi Yamaguchi to Dr. Minosuke Yamaguchi and Yuki Sasaki Yamaguchi in Cleveland, Ohio. [1] [5] She had 6 siblings. [5] One of her older sisters was Fumiko Yamaguchi. [6] After her father finished medical school in 1918, her family moved to Inwood. [1] [7]
Around 1935, Shinoda married Joseph Shinoda. [1] [8] On June 29, 1936, Shinoda gave birth to their daughter, Jean Shinoda Bolen. [1] Her niece was Grace Aiko Nakamura. [9]
Shinoda graduated from Barnard College in 1928 with Phi Beta Kappa honors. [5] [10] [3] Her sister Aiko Yamaguchi Takaoka graduated from Barnard in 1925. [10] Shinoda started attended Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in Fall of 1929. [1] She graduated in 1933 with Alpha Omega Alpha honors and became the first Asian-American woman to graduate from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. [1] Shinoda's residency was at, what is now called, Los Angeles General Medical Center and was the first Japanese-American intern at that hospital. [1]
After her residency, she started a general practice in Los Angeles focusing on obstetrics and gynaecology. [1] Between 1939 and 1941, Shinoda also authored a medical column in the newspaper Rafu Shimpo. [11] During an interview with Densho, her niece claimed that Shinoda's column was the first medical column in the newspaper. [9]
Due to Executive Order 9066, Shinoda was forced to close her business and moved back to New York City. [1] After World War II, Shinoda is reported to have returned to Los Angeles and restarted a medical practice at 224 1/2 East 1st Street in Los Angeles. [12] Around this time, she established a new medical practice in Hollywood focusing on psychiatry. [1] In February 1958, Shinoda was named as one of the claimants that, in accordance with the Japanese-American Claims Act, the Japanese Claims Section of the Department of Justice had awarded monetary compensation for property loss. [13]
She retired in 1980. [1]
In a 1986 political advertisement published in the Pacific Citizen, Shinoda was listed as a supporter of the Nixon-Agnew U.S. presidential ticket. [14]
Shinoda died on May 1, 2007, in her Los Angeles home at age 99. [1] [2]
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Megumi Yamaguchi Shinoda | |
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Born | February 9, 1908 Cleveland, Ohio |
Died | May 1, 2007 |
Children | Jean Shinoda Bolen |
Relatives |
Fumiko Yamaguchi (sister) Grace Aiko Nakamura (niece) |
Megumi Yamaguchi Shinoda (February 9, 1908 – May 1, 2007) was a Japanese American physician and was the first Asian American woman to graduate from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. [1] [2] [3] Alongside Kazue Togasaki, Shinoda was one of the first women of Japanese ancestry in the United States to receive a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1933. [1] [4] Additionally, she was the first Japanese American intern at what is now Los Angeles General Medical Center. [1]
In 1908, Shinoda was born as Megumi Yamaguchi to Dr. Minosuke Yamaguchi and Yuki Sasaki Yamaguchi in Cleveland, Ohio. [1] [5] She had 6 siblings. [5] One of her older sisters was Fumiko Yamaguchi. [6] After her father finished medical school in 1918, her family moved to Inwood. [1] [7]
Around 1935, Shinoda married Joseph Shinoda. [1] [8] On June 29, 1936, Shinoda gave birth to their daughter, Jean Shinoda Bolen. [1] Her niece was Grace Aiko Nakamura. [9]
Shinoda graduated from Barnard College in 1928 with Phi Beta Kappa honors. [5] [10] [3] Her sister Aiko Yamaguchi Takaoka graduated from Barnard in 1925. [10] Shinoda started attended Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in Fall of 1929. [1] She graduated in 1933 with Alpha Omega Alpha honors and became the first Asian-American woman to graduate from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. [1] Shinoda's residency was at, what is now called, Los Angeles General Medical Center and was the first Japanese-American intern at that hospital. [1]
After her residency, she started a general practice in Los Angeles focusing on obstetrics and gynaecology. [1] Between 1939 and 1941, Shinoda also authored a medical column in the newspaper Rafu Shimpo. [11] During an interview with Densho, her niece claimed that Shinoda's column was the first medical column in the newspaper. [9]
Due to Executive Order 9066, Shinoda was forced to close her business and moved back to New York City. [1] After World War II, Shinoda is reported to have returned to Los Angeles and restarted a medical practice at 224 1/2 East 1st Street in Los Angeles. [12] Around this time, she established a new medical practice in Hollywood focusing on psychiatry. [1] In February 1958, Shinoda was named as one of the claimants that, in accordance with the Japanese-American Claims Act, the Japanese Claims Section of the Department of Justice had awarded monetary compensation for property loss. [13]
She retired in 1980. [1]
In a 1986 political advertisement published in the Pacific Citizen, Shinoda was listed as a supporter of the Nixon-Agnew U.S. presidential ticket. [14]
Shinoda died on May 1, 2007, in her Los Angeles home at age 99. [1] [2]
{{
cite book}}
: CS1 maint: date and year (
link) CS1 maint: others (
link)Barnard Alumnae. Vol. 74. Barnard College. Barnard College. March 1985
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cite web}}
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