Digital Transgender Archive
OUTWORDS interview with Mia Yamamoto conducted by Mason Funk on April 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA. At age 60 she came out as publicly as transgender. Since then, she has been an ardent advocate and spokesperson for the trans community, greatly helping to normalize the trans identity in the courtroom and the world at large. As a lawyer, Mia’s awards and honors include an appointment by the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court to serve on the Judicial Council Task Forces on Jury Improvement and Fairness and Access in the Courts, the Rainbow Key Award from the city of West Hollywood, multiple designations as Criminal Defense Attorney of the Year, and recipient of the Harvey Milk Legacy Award. In 2015, Mia married fellow activist Kimberlee Tellez.
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Oral Histories with People of Color
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OUTWORDS
- Creator(s)
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Yamamoto, Mia
- Contributor(s)
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Funk, Mason
Kunath, Kate
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OUTWORDS
- Date Created
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Apr. 17, 2017
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Oral Histories
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Aiden Aizumi
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Black Lives Matter (BLM)
Christine Jorgensen
Civil Rights Movement
Concentration Camp
Cornel West
Donald Trump
Ellen Kameya
Emililo Aguinaldo
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Fred Korematsu
Frederick Douglass
Gordon Hiranbayashi
Harold Kameya
Harvey Milk
Ho Chi Min
Jacqueline Nquyen
Jamison Green
Marsha Aizumi
Mia Yamamoto
Mitsuye Endo
UCLA Law School
Vietnam War
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California
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Los Angeles County
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Los Angeles
California > Los Angeles County > University of California, Los Angeles
Arizona > La Paz > Poston
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Asian American transgender people
Gender identity
HIV/AIDS
Japanese American lawyers
LGBTQ+ veterans
Trans women
Transphobia
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Moving image
- Language
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English
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