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George Shima

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George Shima (1864 – March 27, 1926) was a Japanese American businessman in California who became the first Japanese American millionaire. At one point, he produced about 85% of the state's potato crop, which earned him the nickname "The Potato King".

Source: “George Shima”, English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), excerpt

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