Birth of an activist
Subtitle: the Sox Kitashima story
By: by Tsuyako (Sox) Kitashima and Joy K. Morimoto
Contributors: Morimoto, Joy K.
Publisher: Asian American Curriculum Project, Inc.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: San Mateo, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9780934609128
Subjects: Japanese Americans; Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Central Utah Relocation Center
Description: The inspiring story of Tsuyako "Sox" Kitashima, a California-born Japanese American woman whose name became synonymous with the redress and reparations campaign for Japanese Americans wrongfully incarcerated during World War II. From her childhood through World War II and the post-war years, to her transformation into a community leader and activist, Sox Kitashima's life journey will touch all readers.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-174).