Birth Name: Karyn Kiyoko Kusama
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 21, 1968
Ethnicity:
*Japanese (father)
*Irish, English (mother)
Karyn Kusama is an American independent filmmaker. She was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Susan (McGuire) and Haruo Kusama. Karyn has a sister, Kristen, and had a brother, Kevin.
Karyn’s father is Japanese. Karyn’s mother is American, and has Irish and English ancestry.
Karyn’s maternal grandparents were Charlotte Hursh (the daughter of Harry Cole “Happy” Hursh and Ruth Faith) and William Alfred McGuire.
Sources: https://www.buzzfeed.com
Obituary of Karyn’s maternal grandmother, Charlotte (Hursh) McGuire – https://www.newspapers.com
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