Nobuko JoAnne Miyamoto | |
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Background information | |
Born | Los Angeles, California | November 14, 1939
Origin | Los Angeles, California |
Genres | Folk |
Formerly of | Yellow Pearl |
Website | https://www.nobukomiyamoto.org/ |
Nobuko JoAnne Miyamoto (born November 14, 1939)[1] is a Japanese American folk singer, songwriter, author, and activist in the Asian American Movement.[2] She was a member of the band Yellow Pearl along with Chris Kando Iijima and Charlie Chin.[3] They are known for co-creating the 1973 folk album A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle by Asians in America.[4] This album is considered the first Asian-American album in history.[5] She was a member of the band Warriors of the Rainbow during the late 1970s.[6][4]
In 2021, Miyamoto released an album titled 120,000 Stories, named after the approximate number of Japanese Americans, Miyamoto included, who were incarcerated by the U.S. government during World War II.[4] She uses her music as a platform for her activism concerning issues stemming from climate change and of concern from the Asian American and the Black Lives Matter movements.
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