"Joichi Ito" (Archive). Color Magazine. Retrieved on November 25, 2014. "JI: I grew up in a suburb of Detroit during the downturn in the U.S. auto industry, the mid 70s. It was a hard time to be growing up as the only Japanese kid in a school where most kids only heard bad things about the Japanese at home. "
Mayer, p. 30. "JAPANESE There are approximately 900 people of Japanese descent in the in the city of Detroit. They first arrived to Detroit in 1892, but there have been no peaks of immigration to this city. However after World War II a number of Japanese persons came to Detroit from California. Many Japanese are located in Highland Park, whereas, the rest are scattered all over the city." and "Several Japanese attend the Japanese Mission which meets at the Trinity Methodist Church, 13100 Woodward."
Helweg, Arthur W. Asian Indians in Michigan (Discovering the Peoples of Michigan). Michigan State University Press, March 1, 2012. ISBN1609170482, 9781609170486., Page unstated (Google Books PT79). "When they learned of assignments here, Japanese officials and their families once fretted over reports of Japanese cars being stoned or pursued the streets, ritually pounded into scrap with sledge hammers or crushed beneath a creaking Sherman tank in a local car dealer's commercial that played widely in Asian news programs."
Darden and Thomas, page unstated (starts with "Dingell was not alone in the sentiment[...]")
Helweg, Arthur W. Asian Indians in Michigan (Discovering the Peoples of Michigan). Michigan State University Press, March 1, 2012. ISBN1609170482, 9781609170486., Page unstated (Google Books PT79). "The 1982 murder of Chinese-American Vincent Chin outside a Highland Park striptease bar was seen in Japan as another example of our cultural savagery; in fact, Japanese reporters visiting Detroit once made a point of macho pride to say they had a drink in the bar Chin visited that night."
"Metro Japanese celebrate culture." The Detroit News. October 2, 2003. Retrieved on November 10, 2013. ID: det17370193. "Nakahama now is the executive director of the Japan Business Society, and on Sunday, the group, which boasts a membership of 352 Japanese-related businesses, will celebrate its 30th anniversary at the Japan Festival."
Home page (Archive). Sundai Michigan International Academy. May 13, 2010. Retrieved on March 4, 2014. "駿台ミシガン国際学院 (旧コービィ国際学院)" (Sundai Michigan International Academy, formerly Koby International Academy)
"Joichi Ito" (Archive). Color Magazine. Retrieved on November 25, 2014. "JI: I grew up in a suburb of Detroit during the downturn in the U.S. auto industry, the mid 70s. It was a hard time to be growing up as the only Japanese kid in a school where most kids only heard bad things about the Japanese at home. "
