Steve Aoki
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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Steve Aoki
And he was a wrestler there.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Steve Aoki
I think he was wrestling for the Olympics on the Japanese team or something.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Steve Aoki
You know, he's a high-level wrestler.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Steve Aoki
Came to the United States, and then this is where it gets kind of blurry.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Steve Aoki
He came out there for some reason, I think some wrestling thing, hurt himself, couldn't wrestle for Japan, and then stayed in New York.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Steve Aoki
That part, I don't know the exact storyline, but he then came to New York.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Steve Aoki
So 1961, he came to New York.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Steve Aoki
It was difficult for Asian immigrants.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Steve Aoki
Like his book, he does talk about like living in Harlem and being broke and trying to figure things out.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Steve Aoki
He was like, okay, you know what?