Nobuko JoAnne Miyamoto

Not to be confused with Nobuko Miyamoto.
Nobuko JoAnne Miyamoto
Background information
Born (1939-11-14) November 14, 1939 (age 84)
Los Angeles, California
OriginLos Angeles, California
GenresFolk
Formerly ofYellow Pearl
Websitehttps://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.

  1. ^ "Nobuko Miyamoto | Densho Encyclopedia". encyclopedia.densho.org. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  2. ^ "Nobuko Miyamoto". www.swarthmore.edu. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
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  4. ^ a b c "Announcing Author Nobuko Miyamoto's New Album, 120,000 Stories". UC Press Blog. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  5. ^ "We Are All Part of Many Worlds: Nobuko Miyamoto's Barrier-Breaking Art and Activism". KCET. 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  6. ^ "120,000 Stories". Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Retrieved 2022-07-26.