Asajiro Noda
Noda Asajiro | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 17, 1868 Tomioka, Japan |
| Died | July 9, 1942 |
| Spouse | Rihi Tipene Te Ahu |
Asajiro Noda (野田 朝次郎, Noda Asajirō, 1868–1942) was a New Zealand seaman, cashier, gum-digger and farmer.[1] He was born in Japan, and left when he was about 10, spending several years as a sailor before arriving in Bluff sometime in the 1890s.[2] He is noted as the first Japanese settler in New Zealand.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Oliver, Steven. "Noda Asajiro". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ a b Pio, Edwina (2010). Longing & Belonging: Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American and African peoples in New Zealand. Wellington: Dunmore Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1877399-50-3.
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