Minn Matsuda

Shizu "Minn" Matsuda (1911-2003) was a Japanese-American activist and cofounded the group Asian Americans for Action (also known as "AAA" or "Triple A") - one of the first East Coast pan-Asian organizations - with Kazu Iijima (1918-2007).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Minn Matsuda
Born1911 Edit this on Wikidata
Died6 August 2003 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 91–92)
WorksAsian Americans for Action Edit this on Wikidata

Matsuda avoided incarceration during World War II because she had moved inland prior to the signing of Executive Order 9066.[7] In 1969, Matsuda and Iijima founded AAA after being inspired by the Black Power movement.[1][8][9] One of the first members of AAA was activist Yuri Kochiyama.[9]

According to a friend, AAA began with "two old ladies sitting on a park bench." [1] In fact, Matsuda was approximately 58 and Iijima about 51 when they set up the organization in 1969. Both had been involved in pro-Asian movements for many years by that time.

Matsuda died on August 6, 2003.[10]

References
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  2. Wallace, Nina (8 May 2017). "Yellow Power: The Origins of Asian America".
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  4. YAMAMOTO, J.K. (2014-09-08). "'The Mother Teresa of Human and Civil Rights'". Rafu Shimpo. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  5. Sagert, Kelly; Overman, Steven (2018). Japanese Americans : the history and culture of a people. Jonathan H. X. Lee. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-4408-4190-3. OCLC 1003131677.
  6. Shimabukuro, Mira (2015). Relocating authority : Japanese Americans writing to redress mass incarceration. Boulder, Colorado. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-60732-401-0. OCLC 933434226.
  7. Lee, Chisun (2002-07-30). "Rounding Up the 'Enemy'". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  8. NAKAGAWA, MARTHA (2018-07-25). "Nisei Activist Played a Pivotal Role in Redress Movement". Rafu Shimpo. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  9. Hsiao, Andrew (1998-06-23). "100 Years of Hell-Raising". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  10. "Paid Notice: Memorials MATSUDA, SHIZU MINN.". The New York Times. 2004-08-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
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