hɪɹˈoʊɾoʊ "hˈaɪɹoʊ" hˌɜːɹɐʃˈiːmə dʒuːlˈaɪ ɪlˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn noʊvˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən wʌzɐ dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪvəl ɹˈaɪts ˈæktɪvˌɪst hˌuː wʌz pˈɪvəɾəl ɪn əbtˈeɪnɪŋ ˈiːkwəl ɹˈaɪts ænd pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz fɔːɹ hɪz fˈɛloʊ dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɐmˈɛɹɪkən bˈoʊlɚz, æz wˈɛl æz ˈʌðɚ maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾiz, æɾə tˈaɪm wɛn nˈɑːŋkɔːkˈeɪʒənz wɜːɹ ɪnˈɛlɪdʒəbəl fɔːɹ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən bˈoʊlɪŋ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ˌeɪbˌiːsˈiː mˈɛmbɚʃˌɪp.
Hiroto "Hiro" Hirashima (July 11, 1910 – November 23, 2007) was a Japanese American civil rights activist who was pivotal in obtaining equal rights and privileges for his fellow Japanese American bowlers, as well as other minorities, at a time when non-caucasians were ineligible for American Bowling Congress (ABC) membership.