Arika Sato
Encyclopedia
born May 26, 1986) is an American Nisei
television personality and host.
Born on May 26, 1986 at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance, California
, Sato is the second child of Tomoko and Yutaka Sato from Tokyo, Japan. Born to first-generation Issei
parents, Sato grew up speaking fluent Japanese along with English as a child. Sato attended North High School
in Torrance, CA and attended the University of California, San Diego
. Double majoring in both Communications and Japanese Studies, she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in only three and a half years.
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She also hosted and produced a Japanese Gossip Show on Vlaze.com.
's Season 2
, airing on the television station MTV
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She was eliminated in the second episode. The contestants were to host a bachelor's party and Arika kissed the bachelor. Paris recognized this unforgivable act gave her the fatal "TTYN" and she was eliminated. Sato actually wrote an article about the previous years' season of this show for AsianWeek in 2008.
Sato was one of the "Girls of Spike 2009" contestants.
Nisei
During the early years of World War II, Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated from their homes in the Pacific coast states because military leaders and public opinion combined to fan unproven fears of sabotage...
television personality and host.
Born on May 26, 1986 at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance, California
Torrance, California
Torrance is a city incorporated in 1921 and located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Torrance has of shore-front beaches on the Pacific Ocean, quieter and less well-known by tourists than others on the Santa Monica Bay, such as those of neighboring...
, Sato is the second child of Tomoko and Yutaka Sato from Tokyo, Japan. Born to first-generation Issei
Issei
Issei is a Japanese language term used in countries in North America, South America and Australia to specify the Japanese people first to immigrate. Their children born in the new country are referred to as Nisei , and their grandchildren are Sansei...
parents, Sato grew up speaking fluent Japanese along with English as a child. Sato attended North High School
North High School (Torrance)
North High School is a four year public high school located at 3620 W. 182nd St. in Torrance, California. Of the four public high schools in the Torrance Unified School District, North High is the second oldest...
in Torrance, CA and attended the University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
. Double majoring in both Communications and Japanese Studies, she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in only three and a half years.
Hosting
She is best known for hosting CBS Miami’s The Mike Sherman ShowThe Mike Sherman Show
On The Mike with Mike Sherman is a weekly syndicated U.S. TV show. Created and presented by host Mike Sherman, and Directed and Edited by Matt Bodi Brenowitz, the show focuses on the urban and pop music industry and comprises interviews with R&B, hip-hop, Latin, pop and reggaetón artists It covers...
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She also hosted and produced a Japanese Gossip Show on Vlaze.com.
Television
Arika Sato appeared as part of the main cast on the hit reality show, Paris Hilton's My New BFFParis Hilton's My New BFF
Paris Hilton's My New BFF, also known simply as My New BFF and other alternate titles, is a competitive reality television show in which Paris Hilton searches for her new BFF . Following the success of the original US version, another US season and two international spin-offs followed...
's Season 2
Paris Hilton's My New BFF (season 2)
The second season of Paris Hilton's My New BFF, also known simply as My New BFF, premiered in the United States on June 2, 2009 and is the third incarnation of the My New BFF franchise. Thirteen women and three men compete in challenges in an attempt to become Paris Hilton's new best friend...
, airing on the television station MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
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She was eliminated in the second episode. The contestants were to host a bachelor's party and Arika kissed the bachelor. Paris recognized this unforgivable act gave her the fatal "TTYN" and she was eliminated. Sato actually wrote an article about the previous years' season of this show for AsianWeek in 2008.
Sato was one of the "Girls of Spike 2009" contestants.