Fujio Matsuda

Fujio "Fudge" Matsuda  (October 18, 1924 – August 23, 2020) was the first Japanese American president of the University of Hawaii. This made him the first Asian American to become president of a major university in the United States.

After retiring, Matsuda was on the boards of several non-profit organizations, including for the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii just after its near-closure in 2003.

Matsuda died at his home on August 23, 2020, at the age of 95.

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