Lillian Baker

Lillian Baker (Left) tries to grab Nisei veteran Jim Kawaminami’s (Right) testimony from his hands during the Los Angeles hearings of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians in August 1981. Lillian Baker was a conservative author and lecturer. She is known for supporting Japanese-American Internment throughout her career.

Biography Baker was the widow of a World War II veteran. She wrote several books on the topic of Japanese-American internment.

Lillian Baker was a founder of the Americans for Historical Accuracy. She also founded the International Club for the Collection of Hatpins and Hatpin Holders. In 1976, she was regional campaign manager for S.I. Hayakawa's U.S. Senate bid in California. Baker was awarded by the conservative Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge.

Baker died on October 21, 1996, at the age of 75 at her home in Gardena.