Ruth Vanita

South Asian author, activist, and professor

Missoula, MT

Ruth Vanita was born on December 19, 1955 in Rangoon, Burma. She grew up in West Delhi, where she filled her days playing with neighborhood...
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Mia Yamamoto

Japanese-American transgender attorney and trailblazer

Los Angeles, CA

Mia Frances Yamamoto’s parents were among 17,000 American civilians of Japanese ancestry who were interred by the US government at Poston, Arizona after the Japanese...
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