Mitsuye Yamada papers 1940-2005

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Mitsuye Yamada papers 1940-2005

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The collection comprises the papers of Mitsuye Yamada, a Japanese American poet and political activist who, as a teenager, was interned at Minadoka Relocation Center in Idaho during World War II. Her papers document her career as a writer, teacher, and human rights spokesperson, including her involvement with Amnesty International and the struggle by Japanese Americans to redress their treatment during the war. The collection also includes copies of Department of Justice and FBI files about her father's arrest and imprisonment during the war, which Yamada obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.

10.1 Linear feet; (28 boxes and 1 oversized folder)

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University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6664901

University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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