Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (Memoirist ) was born in Inglewood, California, USA on a Wednesday, September 26, 1934 🎈. Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston is 90 years old. She is a Libra ♎ and was born in the Year of the Dog 🐕.
Famous for her 1973 memoir Farewell to Manzanar, which describes her time as a prisoner of a World War II-era internment camp for Japanese Americans, Houston is also notable for her later works Beyond Manzanar and Other Views of Asian-American Womanhood (1985) and Don’t Cry, It’s Only Thunder (1984).
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| FULL NAME: | Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston |
| BIRTH DATE: | September 26, 1934 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Inglewood, California, USA |
| AGE: | 90 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Libra |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Dog |
About
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston is a Memoirist. Jeanne was born in the 1930s, in the middle of the Silent Generation generation. Silent Generation are individuals born between 1925 and 1945. This generation is known for Jazz, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Malcolm X, Gone With The Wind, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan. The Silent Generation has experienced critical historical events, including the Korean War, The Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Space Race.
The youngest of ten children, she was born in Inglewood, California, to Japanese immigrants Ko and Misa Wakatsuki. Her marriage to her future Farewell to Manzanar co-author, James D. Houston, produced children named Joshua, Corinne, and Gabrielle. Find out who is Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston dating right now.
After graduating from Long Beach Polytechnic High School, she entered the journalism and sociology programs at San Jose State University.
DID YOU KNOW In 2002, her bestselling autobiographical work became part of the curriculum at close to 9,000 California schools.
FACT The 1976 television movie adaptation of her memoir stars Japanese American actor Yuki Shimoda.
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Birthday
Currently, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston is 90 years old. Her next birthday is away. Jeanne will celebrate her 91st birthday on a Wednesday, September 26th. She shares a birthday with everyone who was born on September 26, 1934. Below is the countdown to her next birthday.
Zodiac
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston’s zodiac sign is Libra. People born between the dates of September 23rd to October 22nd belong to the seventh sign in the zodiac, Libra. Libras are known for being balanced, diplomatic, and kind. Gemini is the most compatible sign for Libras.
Famous Libra celebrities are Will Smith, Kim Kardashian, Snoop Dogg, Doja Cat, Donald Glover, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard, Hugh Jackman, Bruno Mars, Lil Wayne, Bella Thorne, and Nick Cannon. Libra ruling planet is Venus. Astrologically, Venus is the planet of all things love and romance.
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston was born in the Year of the Dog. People born in the Year of the Dog are likable, sincere, protective, helpful, and honest. They can also sometimes be pessimistic, cynical, paranoid, overly aggressive, and stubborn.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston is a 90 years old Memoirist, born in September, in the Year of the Dog (1934), and is a Libra. Her life path number is 7. Jeanne’s birthstone is Sapphire, and her birth flower is Aster/Myosotis. You may also check out all famous birthdays in September or specifically birthdays on September 26.
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