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Taro Yashima (八島 太郎, Yashima Tarō, born Atsushi Iwamatsu (岩松 淳, Iwamatsu Atsushi); September 21, 1908 — June 30, 1994) was a Japanese-American artist and children's book author. He immigrated to the United States in 1939 and assisted the U.S. war effort.
Sep 11, 2018 · Published Sept. 11, 2018. One remarkable Japanese American story is that of the epic and tragic partnership of Taro and Mitsu Yashima, an extraordinary couple of artists and freedom fighters. Together they survived years of hardship—imprisonment, exile, poverty, and illness—and made a name for themselves as authors and illustrators.
Born Atsushi Iwamatsu in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. He entered Tokyo Art School (known today as the Tokyo University of the Arts) and joined the proletarian arts movement. Yashima was often arrested for his artwork, through which he criticized Japanese militarism, and in 1939 fled from Japan to the United States.
Apr 1, 2014 · Taro Yashima (1908–1994) was an artist and award winning illustrator best known for his beautifully illustrated children's books. Active in leftist circles in Japan, he and his wife left Japan fearing political repression in 1939, ending up in New York City.
Oct 16, 2014 · He adopted the pseudonym Taro Yashima in order to protect his remaining family in Japan — notably, his young son Mako, who had remained with his grandparents. When the war ended, the family retrieved Mako from Japan, welcomed a new baby girl named Momo, and was granted permanent residence thanks to a new bill enacted by Congress.
Taro Yashima is the assumed name of children’s author and illustrator Jun Atsushi Iwamatsu. Because of his involvement during World War II with the Office of Strategic Services, he could not use his real name. He was born in the Japanese village of Kagoshima on the southern peninsula of Kyushu.
Taro Yashima is the author of Crow Boy (3.94 avg rating, 1733 ratings, 254 reviews, published 1955), Umbrella (3.75 avg rating, 879 ratings, 124 reviews,...
