OK, I'm not sure Akihiko Hoshide, the Japanese-born astronaut, technically counts as an immigrant right now. The astronaut on the American space shuttle Discovery is currently in space, though he'll be back on the ground Saturday after completing a mission where he helped to deliver a Japanese laboratory to the International Space Station. Hoshide has been training at the Johnson Space Center in Houston since 2004 for this mission and has been preparing to go to the space station since 1999. Good luck on the return to earth, Mr. Hoshide!
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June 11, 2008
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I read he grew up in New Jersey
he must have a green card then......
Posted by: Franco | June 13, 2008 at 10:48 AM
I questioned whether he's an immigrant because he's in space, not because he is Japanese.
Posted by: Greg Siskind | June 11, 2008 at 09:38 AM
Is he really an immigrant?
As per wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihiko_Hoshide
Nationality: Japanese
Posted by: yabadaba | June 11, 2008 at 09:36 AM