Edison Uno (1929–1976) was a Japanese American civil rights advocate, best known for opposing laws used to implement the mass detention of Japanese Americans during World War II and for his role in the early stages of the movement for redress after the war. To many Japanese American activists, Uno was the father of the redress movement.
Uno was born in 1929 in Los Angeles, California. He was the son of George and Riki Uno. In 1942, Uno was interned with his parents and siblings at the Granada War Relocation Center in Colorado. Not long after, he was transferred to the Crystal City Internment Camp in Texas, where he remained for the duration of World War II.Following the war, Uno graduated from Los Angeles State College with a degree in political science. Later, he married Rosalind Kido, daughter of wartime national JACL president Saburo Kido. He later became involved in academia, teaching at San Francisco State University (SFSU) and various civil rights issues. Uno was active in grand jury reform, as well as in such civil rights issues as the Wendy Yoshimura Defense Fund, Title II Repeal, Redress for Evacuation, and the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and worked on the Farewell to Manzanar television program.
Uno died of a heart attack in 1976.SFSU, where Uno helped create one of the country's first Ethnic Studies programs, established the Edison T. Uno Public Service Award in recognition of his impact on the school and the larger community.
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Some of their strengths
Edison Uno has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Practical, Confident, Intelligent, Independent, Brave, Honest, and Intuitive.
Intelligent and Inquisitive
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Edison Uno is someone who is an intelligent, inquisitive, and imaginative person, who is practical, considerate, kind, and diplomatic in dealings with others. A person who looks for jobs that tend to reflect their identity.
Passionate and Intense
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Edison Uno well know them as someone who can be passionate, proud, and intense, like the sun or a blazing fire.
Independent and Organized
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Edison Uno as someone who is independent, organized, inventive, and generous.
A person who is curious and a loves learning, who seems to always know what to say, who has an optimism that can overcome any difficult situation, and who seems to be able to master almost any skill.
Exacting and Achievement-oriented
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Edison Uno is someone who has very high expectations for people, and who can be extremely focused on achieving goals and objectives.
They are also someone who is curious, dynamic, and positive, and who enjoys inspiring and communicating with other people.
Justice-seeking and Peaceful
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Edison Uno tends to be someone who loves peace and is ready to go to any costs to achieve it. Who has a taste for the good things in life, tends to be a good organizer, has a thirst for knowledge, and who tends to have the respect of friends and acquaintances.
Some of Edison Uno's challenges
While Edison Uno has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Edison Uno can be Perfectionist, Domineering, Stubborn, Hesitant, Narcissistic, Short-tempered, and Impulsive.
Hesitant and Narcissistic
One of Edison Uno's key challenges is that they are someone who can be hesitant and narcissistic.
Edison Uno must also exercise caution as they can have a hard time reconciling wants and needs.
Domineering and Impatient
Edison Uno is someone who can be demanding, egotistical, and controlling, can have a lack of judgment regarding personal finances, be argumentative and stubborn, and who can have a tendency to be withdrawn and spend time in self-imposed isolation.
Pleasure-seeking and Indecisive
Finally, Edison Uno also can put others first too much, and hem-and-haw too much when making a decision.
