Mothers of Topaz
In response to the restoration of Selective Service for Nisei, some Issei mothers in Topaz organized to write a petition protesting the continued discrimination against their sons’ citizenship rights.
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Monica Sone
Seattle-born author of Nisei Daughter, the first published autobiography written by a Nisei woman, and Ohio clinical psychologist. Monica Itoi Sone’s (1919–2011) sensitive, often humorous book, notable for its lack of bitterness, explored the themes of cultural identity, assimilation, racism and intergenerational conflict in the Seattle Japanese American community and at the U.S. government camp Minidoka.
Nobu McCarthy
Actress and artistic director of East West Players.
Osame Manago
Osame Nagata Manago was a picture bride who co-founded the Manago Hotel in Captain Cook, Hawai’i.
Pat Suzuki
Nisei singer and star of Flower Drum Song on Broadway.
Patsy Sumie Saiki
Educator and author of books on Japanese Americans in Hawai’i.
Reiko Sato
A talented dancer and actress, Reiko Sato (1931–81) gained visibility as a performer on Broadway and in Hollywood and had some success fighting racial typecasting.
Riyo Sato
Riyo Sato (1913-2009) was an artist, photographer, and an arts educator for over thirty years.
Yoshiko Yamanouchi
Yoshiko Yamanouchi (1895–1973) was an early Buddhist community leader, businesswoman, and amateur painter.
Rose Matsui Ochi
While serving as a Reginald Heber Smith Fellow for the Western Center on Law and Poverty she won the landmark educational law reform case, Serrano v. Priest, serving as the co-counsel of record.