Hashimoto, Edward I., M.D.

The Ambidextrous Irishman - Dr. Edward Hashimoto - After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, reactions to the Japanese in Utah and across the U.S. varied from threats and bewilderment to discrimination and internment. One of the most popular members of the School of Medicine faculty at that time was Edward Hashimoto, MD. He was the school's only Japanese-American professor. When he entered his gross anatomy class for the first time after the bombing, his presence was met by a profound silence. Hashimoto walked confidently to the front of the classroom and said, "What are you staring at? I'm Irish. I was home in Dublin at the time!" From then on, Hashimoto, who was know for his ability to draw human figures with both hands simultaneously, was dubbed the "Ambidextrous Irishman"