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My Autobiography
Maker
Yokoo, Bessie Tomiye
Date1942-1945
Made WhereNewell, California, United States
Mediumpaper
Dimensions11 x 8.5 in
ClassificationsArchives
Credit LineIn Memory of Garrett Starmer, Gift of the Starmer Family
Object number2020.16.45
DescriptionAutobiographical essay written by Bessie Tomiye Yokoo for Garrett Starmer's Senior Problems Class at the Tule Lake High School. On the cover page, Bessie notes that she had some difficulty writing her autobiography. She writes that she had a lot to say, but it was hard for her to fully express what was on her mind.