Franklin Odo

Franklin Odo
Born(1939-05-06)May 6, 1939
Honolulu, Hawaii
DiedSeptember 28, 2022(2022-09-28) (aged 83)
Amherst, Massachusetts
NationalityJapanese American
Occupation(s)Author, scholar, activist, and historian

Franklin S. Odo (May 6, 1939 – September 28, 2022) was a Japanese American author, scholar, activist, and historian. Odo served as the director of the Asian Pacific American Program at the Smithsonian Institution from the program's inception in 1997 until his retirement in 2010. As the director of the APA Program, Odo brought numerous exhibits to the Smithsonian highlighting the experiences of Chinese Americans, Native Hawaiians, Japanese Americans, Filipino Americans, Vietnamese Americans, Korean Americans, and Indian Americans.[1] He was the first Asian Pacific American curator at the National Museum of American History.[2] He taught American Studies at Amherst College until his death.[3]

  1. ^ (2006). Press Room for the Smithsonian. Retrieved July 14, 2008 from http://newsdesk.si.edu/admin/bios/odo.pdf
  2. ^ Hong, Terry (2004). Silent No More: The Varsity Victory Volunteers of World: A Profile of Historian Franklin Odo. Retrieved July 14, 2008 from http://www.bloomsburyreview.com/Archives/2004/Franklin%20Odo.pdf
  3. ^ "Odo, Franklin S. | Faculty & Staff | Amherst College". www.amherst.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-15.