Mia Yamamoto

Mia F Yamamoto
BornSeptember 1943 (age 81)
NationalityJapanese American
OccupationLawyer
PartnerKimberlee 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]

  1. ^ Wallace, Nina (4 March 2019). "From Poston to the Prison Industrial Complex: Mia Yamamoto's Unwavering Fight for Justice". Densho.
  2. ^ Drucker, Zackary (7 December 2018). "After Years of Fighting for Trans Kids, Lawyer Mia Yamamoto Came Out Herself". Vice. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Criminal Defense Mia Yamamoto Attorney Talks Race, Identity, Community". NBC News. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2024.