Joseph Heco

Joseph Heco (born Hikozō Hamada (浜田彦蔵, Hamada Hikozō?) September 20, 1837 – December 12, 1897) was the first Japanese person to be naturalized as a United States citizen and the first to publish a Japanese language newspaper.

Read more about Joseph Heco:  Early Years, Interpreting Career, Business Career, Selected Works

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