Episode 16: Tova Friedman and Mia Yamamoto
Rose tells us about Tova Friedman whose town was invaded by Nazi’s when she was just one-year-old. She was later sent to Auschwitz when she was just five and survived thanks to her amazing mother who went to the ends of the earth to keep her only child safe. Trigger warning for this one, it gets dark but Rose felt it was important to share all the horrible details of what the Nazi’s did to the Jewish people.
Then, Lynn tells us about Mia Yamamoto who is a top-rated criminal defense attorney in Los Angeles, CA. She was born in 1943 in a WWII Internment Camp as Michael Yamamoto. Being queer and male-to-female transgender made her life tough. She failed her first two semesters of college, went into the army, then went back to college and law school. Her passion for helping the poor and fighting for the rights of the less fortunate has given her the sense of purpose she has always longed for.
Thank you to our sources!
Rose got the information for her story from the following sources:
The Daughter of Auschwitz: My Story of Resilience, Survival and Hope by Tova Friedman
Tola Grossman was five when she was sent to Auschwitz - and escaped death by hiding under a corpse | Daily Mail Online
PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions
https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/irish-daily-mail/20220923/282054805897554
Lynn got the information for her story from the following sources:
Mia Yamamoto: The Leading Transgender Lawyer Who Came Out Late in Her Career
https://www.vice.com/en/article/59vka8/mia-yamamoto-lawyer-transgender-history
From Poston to the Prison Industrial Complex: Mia Yamamoto’s Unwavering Fight for Justice
https://densho.org/catalyst/mia-yamamoto/
Criminal Defense Mia Yamamoto Attorney Talks Race, Identity, Community
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/mia-yamamoto-criminal-defense-attorney-talks-race-identity-community-n362556
Mia Yamamoto - The Outwords Archive
https://theoutwordsarchive.org/interview/yamamoto-mia/
Ochikubo v. Bonesteel
https://encyclopedia.densho.org/Ochikubo_v._Bonesteel/
Mia Yamamoto: PHOTO BY BETHANY MOLLENKOF
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Yamamoto family photo. Front row: Lawrence, older brother; David Timothy, younger brother;Mia; Monica, sister. Second row: mother Frances Wakayo Yamamoto and father ElmerShosaku Yamamoto. Last row in center: Steve, oldest brother, and Gregory, brother ("Pancho")
https://theoutwordsarchive.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/mia-yamamoto-1-300x236.jpg