Amy Uyematsu Interview II Segment 6

Learning about family's experience during World War II (ddr-densho-1000-524-1) - 0:04:12
Writing about grandparents' camp experiences (ddr-densho-1000-524-2) - 0:05:44
Thoughts on the redress movement, camp pilgrimages (ddr-densho-1000-524-3) - 0:06:48
Description of Pacific Asian American Women Writers West (ddr-densho-1000-524-4) - 0:05:09
Getting to know members of Pacific Asian American Women Writers West (ddr-densho-1000-524-5) - 0:07:00
Becoming interested in poetry while at UCLA (ddr-densho-1000-524-6) - 0:05:42
Beginning to publish work (ddr-densho-1000-524-7) - 0:08:01
First poetry book wins a prestigious literary award (ddr-densho-1000-524-8) - 0:05:53
Changing publisher for second book (ddr-densho-1000-524-9) - 0:03:58
Description of third book, Stone Bow Prayer (ddr-densho-1000-524-10) - 0:04:24
Inspirations for fourth book (ddr-densho-1000-524-11) - 0:09:22
Fifth book influenced by math, spirituality and health (ddr-densho-1000-524-12) - 0:09:37
Reflective nature of most recent book (ddr-densho-1000-524-13) - 0:07:45
Description of writing process (ddr-densho-1000-524-14) - 0:02:13
Approach to teaching writing (ddr-densho-1000-524-15) - 0:03:22
Introducing students to work of influential poets (ddr-densho-1000-524-16) - 0:03:44
Collaboration with jazz bass player Taiji Miyagawa (ddr-densho-1000-524-17) - 0:03:18
Favorite poems (ddr-densho-1000-524-18) - 0:07:09
Reflections (ddr-densho-1000-524-19) - 0:06:34
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Becoming interested in poetry while at UCLA

0:05:42 — Segment 6 of 19

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Amy Uyematsu

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Amy Uyematsu Interview II

1:55:21 — 19 segments

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8-Dec-22

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Culver City, California

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Sansei female. Born in 1947 in Pasadena, California. Parents were incarcerated at the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and Gila River concentration camp, Arizona, during World War II. Graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles with a mathematics degree. Taught math for more than thirty years in the Los Angeles Unified Schools. Began publishing poetry in the 1990s and is the author of six poetry anthologies.

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