Samuel H. Yamashita
# Samuel H. Yamashita

Samuel Hideo Yamashita (born 1946) is an American historian and Asian studies scholar. His research interests include Confucianism, daily life in wartime Japan, and Japanese cuisine. He is the Henry E. Sheffield Professor of History at Pomona College.

## Early life and education

Yamashita was born in 1946. He attended Macalester College and subsequently received his doctorate from the University of Michigan.

## Career

Yamashita began teaching at Pomona College in 1983.

## Works

* Leaves from an Autumn of Emergencies: Selections from the Wartime Diaries of Ordinary Japanese. University of Hawaii Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0824829773.
* Daily Life in Wartime Japan, 1940-1945. University Press of Kansas. 2015. ISBN 9780700624621.
* Hawaii Regional Cuisine: The Food Movement That Changed the Way Hawaii Eats. University of Hawaiʻi Press. May 31, 2019. ISBN 9780824879723.
