Chris Iijima

American musician-activist
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Chris Iijima

Summary

Chris Iijima is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1948[2]. He died on January 1, 2005[3]. He worked as a musician[4] and activist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Chris Iijima was born on January 1, 1948[2].
  • Chris Iijima died on January 1, 2005[3].
  • Chris Iijima held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Chris Iijima's professions included musician[4].
  • Chris Iijima worked as an activist[5].
  • Among Chris Iijima's employers was New York University[8].
  • Chris Iijima was employed by University of Hawaiʻi System[9].
  • Chris Iijima was educated at Columbia University[10].
  • Chris Iijima's education included a stint at New York Law School[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Chris Iijima is A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America[12].
  • Chris Iijima is recorded as male[13].
  • Chris Iijima's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Chris Iijima's family name is recorded as Iijima[15].
  • Chris Iijima's given name is recorded as Chris[16].
  • Chris Iijima's significant person is recorded as Charlie Chin[17].
  • Chris Iijima's significant person is recorded as Nobuko JoAnne Miyamoto[18].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[19]

  • Country: US[20]

  • Began / founded: 1948[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2005[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e8693eea-4bde-4960-809d-9fbca7c084ca[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Chris Iijima was born on January 1, 1948[2].

Education

Educated at Columbia University[10], a private university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1754[26], headquartered in Manhattan[27] and New York Law School[11], a law school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1891[30], headquartered in New York City[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[4] and activist[5]. Employers include New York University[8], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1831[34], headquartered in New York City[35] and University of Hawaiʻi System[9], a university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1907[38], headquartered in Honolulu[39].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Chris Iijima is A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America[12].

Death and Burial

Chris Iijima died on January 1, 2005[3].

Why It Matters

Chris Iijima ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Chris Iijima do for work?

Chris Iijima worked as musician[4] and activist[5].

Where did Chris Iijima go to school?

Chris Iijima was educated at Columbia University[10] and New York Law School[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . folkways.si.edu. Retrieved . folkways.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . caamedia.org. Retrieved . caamedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . caamedia.org. Retrieved . caamedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  9. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . folkways.si.edu. Retrieved . folkways.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . headcount.org. Retrieved . headcount.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . folkways.si.edu. Retrieved . folkways.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . folkways.si.edu. Retrieved . folkways.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . folkways.si.edu. Retrieved . folkways.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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