Hisaye Yamamoto – American Author

Hisaye Yamamoto was a Japanese American author and pioneer of Asian American literature. Born in 1921 in California, she was raised in an environment that valued her cultural heritage yet was also subjected to prejudice and discrimination. Here's all you need to know about Hisaye Yamamoto, the American author.

Hisaye Yamamoto was a Japanese-American author. She is well recognized for writing the anthology of short stories called "Seventeen Syllables and Other Stories." Google created a Googl...

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