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Summary
Pat Morita, who plays Mr. Miyagi in the Karate Kid franchise spent time in a TB sanitorium (recovering from spinal tuberculosis) and Manzanar internment camp. Before becoming an actor, he worked as a migrant farm worker and a data processor at an aerospace firm.
Title
'Pat' Morita: From TB Sanitarium to internment camp to show-biz fame
Author
Champlin, Charles
Publisher
The Seattle Times
Date
June 22, 1986
Object ID
1900.7005