Mia Yamamoto Explained

Mia F Yamamoto
Birth Place:Arizona
Nationality:Japanese American
Occupation:Lawyer
Partner:Kimberlee Tellez (m. 2015)

Mia F Yamamoto (born September 1943),[1] is a Los Angeles-based criminal defense attorney and civil rights activist. Yamamoto is a transgender woman of Japanese American descent, born in the Poston War Relocation Center during World War II.[2] [3]

Personal life

Yamamoto attended UCLA's School of Law, where she co-founded the Asian Pacific Islander Law Student Association (APILSA).[4]

She married Kimberlee Tellez on September 2, 2015.[5]

Career

Yamamoto was appointed to serve on the California Judicial Council Task Forces on Jury Improvement and on Fairness and Access in the Courts by the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court.[6] Yamamoto served as President of the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice in 2001.[7]

Yamamoto is the recipient of the Rainbow Key Award by the City of West Hollywood,[8] the Liberty Award by Lambda Legal,[9] and the Harvey Milk Legacy Award by Christopher Street West/LA Pride.[10] She has also been honored by API Equality and the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission for her advocacy on behalf of the LGBT community.[11] She has received honors from the Criminal Courts Bar Association,[12] National Lawyers Guild,[13] and the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wallace . Nina . 2019-03-04 . From Poston to the Prison Industrial Complex: Mia Yamamoto's Unwavering Fight for Justice . Densho.
  2. Web site: Drucker . Zackary . 2018-12-07 . After Years of Fighting for Trans Kids, Lawyer Mia Yamamoto Came Out Herself . 2023-11-19 . Vice . en.
  3. Web site: 2015-06-25 . Criminal Defense Mia Yamamoto Attorney Talks Race, Identity, Community . 2024-02-14 . NBC News . en.
  4. Web site: Mia Yamamoto Honored by Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations - JABA. www.jabaonline.org. en-US. 2017-05-09. 2017-05-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20170513122403/http://www.jabaonline.org/2011/10/mia-yamamoto-honored-by-los-angeles-county-commission-on-human-relations/. dead.
  5. Web site: 'Our LGBT Stories' at SFVJACC. www.rafu.com. 25 August 2016. en-US. 2017-05-09.
  6. Web site: TASK FORCE ON JURY SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS . Larson . John . April 15, 2003 . California Courts . May 15, 2017.
  7. Web site: Past Presidents . www.cacj.org . CACJ . 25 February 2019 . 26 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190226045903/http://www.cacj.org/About/CACJ-Board-of-Governors/Past-Presidents.aspx . dead .
  8. News: LGBT Community Celebrates Local Luminaries at Annual Awards. 2011-06-22. West Hollywood, CA Patch. 2017-05-09. en-US.
  9. Web site: Lavender Graduation. www.lgbt.ucla.edu. en-US. 2017-05-09. 2017-05-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20170512082824/http://www.lgbt.ucla.edu/Events-Programs/Lavender-Graduation. dead.
  10. Web site: LA PRIDE 2012 Community Honorees. archive.constantcontact.com. 2017-05-09.
  11. Web site: Defense Attorney/Rights Activist Mia Yamamoto Receives Human Relations Award. www.rafu.com. en-US. 2017-05-09. 2017-05-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20170513092211/http://www.rafu.com/2011/10/defense-attorneyrights-activist-mia-yamamoto-receives-human-relations-award/. dead.
  12. Web site: Mia Frances Yamamoto APAWLA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170513004818/http://www.apawla.org/mia . 2017-05-13 . 2017-05-09 . www.apawla.org . en.
  13. Web site: News. law.ucla.edu. 2017-05-09. 2017-06-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20170630065719/http://law.ucla.edu/news-and-events/in-the-news/2011/05/UCLA-School-of-Law-Faculty-Member-and-Alumna-to-be-Honored-by-National-Lawyers-Guild/. dead.
  14. Web site: ABOUT WLALA - Life Members - Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles. www.wlala.org. 2017-05-09.

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