Velina Hasu Houston
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Velina Hasu Houston (born Velina Avisa Hasu Houston on May 5, 1957)[1] is an American playwright, essayist, poet, author, editor and screenwriter who has had many works produced, presented and published. Her work draws from her experience of being multiracial as well as from the immigrant experiences of her family and those she encountered growing up in Junction City, Kansas.
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Born | Velina Hasu Houston (1957-05-05) May 5, 1957 (age 67) At sea, en route between America and Japan |
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Nationality | American |
Period | Mid-1970s – present |
Genre | Multiple |
Subject | Racism, sociology, feminism, immigration, assimilation |
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Houston is best known for her play Tea, which portrays the lives of Japanese war brides who move to the United States with their American serviceman husbands.