In 1984, Houston was one of 14 American women to receive the Wonder Woman Award, an honor given to women over the age of 40 who have made outstanding achievements in the pursuit of truth and positive social change. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from San Jose State University and pursued graduate work at San Francisco State University and at the Sorbonne in France. Houston is also the author of three other books, along with numerous essays, articles and reviews often focused on themes of ethnicity and diversity. The book, which is assigned reading in schools throughout the U.S., has sold over 1 million copies and is now in its 79th printing. She also co-wrote the screenplay for the 1976 NBC television adaptation, for which she received the Humanitas Prize and an Emmy Award nomination. Based upon her personal experiences during and after her family’s imprisonment at Manzanar, the memoir was one of the first publications to discuss the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Houston and originally published in 1973. Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Photo by Todd Tsukushi, courtesy of Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston)īorn in 1934 in Inglewood, Houston is best known as co-author of the widely acclaimed book “Farewell to Manzanar,” written with husband James D. “These inductees exemplify the beautiful diversity of our state and we are honored to induct them into the California Hall of Fame,” said Siebel Newsom. “That entrepreneurial spirit and the incredible diversity, daring and perseverance of our beloved state is demonstrated in the lives and the journeys of those honored tonight.” “California is a state not just of dreamers, but of doers who pride themselves on being on the leading edge,” said Newsom. The Hall of Fame celebrates Californians who embody the state’s spirit of innovation and achievement and have made their mark on history. 10 at the California Museum in Sacramento. Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom inducted the class on Dec.
SACRAMENTO - Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston is one of 10 inductees of the California Hall of Fame’s 13 th Class. (Photo by Robert Durell, Courtesy of the California Museum) Gavin Newsom First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston Rev. Maya Angelou RuPaul Charles Brandi Chastain Fred Córdova representing Dr.
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