Mia, myself and I - the secret I kept until 60

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Mia Yamamoto was born during World War Two in an internment camp in Arizona and, as a Japanese-American, spent her early life facing racial prejudice. She followed her father into the legal profession and soon had a successful career, often representing people who were on death row. This made it all the more difficult to be open and honest about who she really was, because Mia had been born Michael. Mia was so worried about how transitioning might affect her clients that it wasn't until she was 60 that she felt able to finally come out. She was to become California’s first trans trial lawyer Presenter: Jo Fidgen Producer: Katy Takatsuki & Lina Chang Get in touch: [email protected] Photo: Mia Yamamoto. Credit: Ken Fong