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Miyoshi Umeki (b. May 8, 1929, d. Aug. 28, 2007).NBC Television Audience Promotion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The Asian population in Kansas City is approximately 45,000 and growing. No one group can claim a 'Koreatown' or 'Chinatown' as found in San Francisco, Chicago or Boston. However, as a mid-size city, Kansas City is known as a destination point. The area’s diverse economy with its growing health sciences and high tech companies, coupled with its affordability and midwestern values, is a lure for many. (Source.)