Edward Yoshida

Edward Yoshida is a husband, father, JANM/Discover Nikkei volunteer, and currently a law student and JACL Thomas T. Hayashi Memorial Law Scholarship recipient. He grew up in Los Angeles and Orange County before attending college back East. After graduation, he worked at an environmental consulting firm for a decade before committing to law school for the next step in his career.

Updated July 2011

Articles by Edward Yoshida

culture
26 Jul 2011

Documentarian Claire Mix: The Story of an Angel in a Desert Dungeon

Edward Yoshida

Yes, there were Caucasians who visited the Gila River concentration camp in Arizona during World War II. Eleanor Roosevelt was one such visitor because our government thought its white barracks made it “the most attractive camp” of all the camps. And yet, although the truly noteworthy Caucasians who frequented Gila ...

culture
20 Jan 2011

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Author Jamie Ford: From Eating Scones to Writing a Bestseller

Edward Yoshida

“On the side of the trunk was the name Shimizu, hand-painted in large white letters. It was opened for the curious crowd. … The new hotel owner explained that in the basement she had discovered the belongings of thirty-seven Japanese families who she presumed had been persecuted and ...

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