Sue kunitomi embrey biography definition
Sue kunitomi embrey biography definition
Sue kunitomi embrey biography definition ap.
Sue Kunitomi Embrey
American teacher and activist (1923–2006)
Sue Kunitomi Embrey | |
|---|---|
Embrey welcoming the crowd at the 33rd annual Manzanar Pilgrimage in 2002 | |
| Born | (1923-01-06)January 6, 1923 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | May 15, 2006(2006-05-15) (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education |
|
| Occupation(s) | Teacher and activist |
| Known for | Co-chaired the Manzanar Committee |
Sue Kunitomi Embrey (January 6, 1923–May 15, 2006) was an American teacher, activist and long-time chair of the Manzanar Committee, which established the annual Manzanar pilgrimage and obtained National Historic Site status for the former concentration camp.
Early life and education
Born Sueko Kunitomi, the sixth of her Japanese immigrant parents' eight children, Embrey was delivered by a mid-wife at the Kunitomi family's home in the Little Tokyo neighborhood of downtow