Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- David Nakamura is an American journalist for The Washington Post and a prime reporter in Presidential campaigns.
- He appears across various national networks as a commentator and has reported from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Japan.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- David was born in 1971 and is of Japanese and Jewish descent and raised in North Virginia.
- His grandfather lost a successful dry-cleaning business in California and the whole family was sent to Japanese-American relocation camps.
- His father spent 20 years in the US Army where he completed two tours of Vietnam, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel before embarking on a short career as a Mathematics teacher at McClean High School, Fairfax County.
- His mother was also a teacher.
- David has one sister.
- David is married to Kris Schenck who is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. They live in Washington D.C and they have three children.
Early Life and Education :
- Listening to some of his father’s stories about his heritage and life history has helped to shape some of David’s own principles.
- So appalled at the treatment his family had suffered since living in America he joined the Asian American activism association.
- While at high school, David contributed sports stories to the weekly local Vienna Times, located in North Virginia.
- David graduated from the University of Missouri with a BA in Journalism degree.
Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :
- In 1992, David took a summer internship with The Washington Post, such was his success this led to a full-time position as a sports reporter for them.
- A few years later, he was accepted onto the Japanese Exchange and Teaching program where he spent a year teaching English in Japan throughout 2001. This opportunity gave him the experience of living in the same country as his paternal grandfather.
- On returning to America, David worked for local news teams focusing on education and city government in Washington, Virginia and Maryland.
- In 2005, David headed a team looking into contaminated tap water in Washington D.C and won the Seldon Ring Award for investigative journalism.
- David’s appears on many programs such as Face the Nation, MSN and has publications in many periodicals such as LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Huff Post and the Independent UK.
- His current position at The Washington Post is that of a staff writer.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- David’s first memory is of his father tucking him up in bed doing mathematics.
- He was the first foreign journalist to ask Kim John Un a question.
- While teaching English in Japan, a student once threw a metal stool at David.
- David has accompanied President Obama on his overseas trip and more recently former President Trump for the summit with North-Korean President Kim Jong Un.
- His ideals about Japanese Education were severely tested while teaching there. These are portrayed in an article called ‘Fast Times at Asakita High.’
- David likes American Football and photography.