Mitsuye Yamada Quotes & Sayings

We must remember that one of the most insidious ways of keeping women and minorities powerless is to let them only talk about harmless and inconsequential subjects ... — Mitsuye Yamada

We need to raise our voices a little more, even as they say to us, 'This is so uncharacteristic of you.' Invisibility is not a natural state for anyone. — Mitsuye Yamada

If the majority culture know so little about us, it must be our problem, they seem to be telling us; the burden of teaching is on us. — Mitsuye Yamada