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Michael Yamashita ’71

A photographer with National Geographic, Michael Yamashita '71 received the National Journalism Award from the Asian American Journalists Association for his work, "DMZ: Korea's Dangerous Divide." The award, presented at the Unity Journalists of Color Conference this summer, recognizes excellence among Asian American journalists and outstanding coverage of Asian American issues. Yamashita's most recent book, Marco Polo: A Photographer's Journey (White Star, 2004), a 504-page photographic journal, retracing the 13th-century explorer's route to China, is setting records as a bestseller around the world. It has been translated into 13 languages, and is again available.
A photographer with National Geographic, Michael Yamashita ’71 received the National Journalism Award from the Asian American Journalists Association for his work, “DMZ: Korea’s Dangerous Divide.” The award, presented at the Unity Journalists of Color Conference this summer, recognizes excellence among Asian American journalists and outstanding coverage of Asian American issues. Yamashita’s most recent book, Marco Polo: A Photographer’s Journey (White Star, 2004), a 504-page photographic journal, retracing the 13th-century explorer’s route to China, is setting records as a bestseller around the world. It has been translated into 13 languages, and is again available.