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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.
Apr 1, 2014 · Author and illustrator. 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.
Sep 11, 2018 · Learn about the remarkable lives of Taro and Mitsu Yashima, a Japanese American couple who survived imprisonment, exile, and war to become authors and illustrators. Discover how they used their art to challenge fascism, militarism, and racism in Japan and the US.
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Learn about Taro Yashima, a Japanese-American author and illustrator of children's books, who used the pseudonym Taro Yashima during World War II. See his illustrations from Umbrella, Crow Boy, and Seashore Story, and find more resources about his life and work.
Crow Boy. Crow Boy is a 1955 picture book written and illustrated by Taro Yashima. The book tells the story of a shy Japanese boy named Chibi who hides at school until a new teacher takes notice of him. The book was a recipient of a 1956 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations [1] and shared the 1955 Child Study Association (now affiliated with ...
Nov 5, 2009 · At the heart of New Sun is the brutal experience Yashima and his then-pregnant wife endured in the hands of the secret Japanese military police who imprisoned and tortured them for their anti-imperialist activism. In order to be released, he was forced to write his personal history … but the first one bore too much truth and he was savagely ...
Jul 6, 1994 · July 6, 1994 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Taro Yashima, an artist and author born in Japan who aided the United States during World War II, has died at the age of 85. Yashima, who lived the...
