David Nakamura
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David Nakamura | |
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| Born | 1970/1971 (age 50–51)[1] |
| Education | B.A. University of Missouri |
| Occupation | Journalist |
David Nakamura is an American journalist who works as the White House reporter for The Washington Post.
Biography[]
Nakamura is of Japanese[2] and Jewish descent[3][non-primary source needed][4][non-primary source needed] and raised in northern Virginia.[2] Being of Japanese descent, his father was interned during World War II and later served two tours during the Vietnam War.[1] His parents were both high school teachers.[2] He graduated with a B.A. in journalism from the University of Missouri.[5] In 1992, he worked as a summer intern for The Washington Post before accepting a full-time position as a sports reporter.[5] In 1996, he moved to Japan to teach English for a year.[2] He returned to the US where he worked on the local news team focusing on education and city government in Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland.[5] In 2005, he won the Selden Ring Award for investigative reporting for a 2004 story on lead contamination in tap water in D.C.[5] In 2016, he received an honorable mention by the Merriman Smith Memorial Award for excellence in presidential news coverage under deadline.[5]
He is married to Kris Schenck.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b Nakamura, David (June 20, 1999). "Fatherly Feelings". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b c d Nakamura, David (April 6, 2003). "Fast Times at Asakita High". The Washington Post.
I signed up for the Japanese Exchange and Teaching program – run by the Japanese government, which sponsors 6,000 foreign English teachers each year – primarily because I wanted to live in the homeland of my paternal grandfather
- ^ Nakamura, David (December 1, 2018). "I'm half Asian and half Jewish so panel now 50-50". Twitter.
- ^ Nakamura, David (November 16, 2017). "When my Jewish mother liked them I knew they were