Hisaye Yamamoto
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1921 – 2011
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Who was Hisaye Yamamoto?
Hisaye Yamamoto was a Japanese American author. She is best known for the short story collection Seventeen Syllables and Other Stories, first published in 1988. Her work confronts issues of the Japanese immigrant experience in America, the disconnect between first and second generation immigrants, as well as the difficult role of women in society.
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- Born
- Aug 23, 1921
Redondo Beach - Ethnicity
- Japanese American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- El Camino College Compton Center
- Died
- Jan 30, 2011
Los Angeles
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on July 23, 2013
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