He arrived in Seattle in 1908. where he graduated from high school in 1913. He came to Philadelphia in 1917 to attend the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. but for financial reasons. he changed to Temple University. where he earned his M.D.. in 1924. With the help of prominent medical leaders. he was able to obtain appropriate appointments and professional employment. even though his Japanese birth prevented his becoming a naturalized citizen until late in his career. He continued medical practice through World War II and retired in 1964. Tadafumi Mikuriya was born in Kumamoto Prefecture in 1899 and graduated from Kumamoto Engineering College before arriving in the United States in 1923.
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