Toshi Seeger

Toshi Seeger (born Toshi Aline Ohta; July 1, 1922 – July 9, 2013) was an American filmmaker, producer and environmental activist. A filmmaker who specialized in the subject of folk music, her credits include the 1966 film Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison and the Emmy Award-winning documentary Pete Seeger: The Power of Song, released through PBS in 2007.

Early and personal life Toshi Seeger was born Toshi Aline Ohta on July 1, 1922, in Munich. Toshi's and Homarei's mother, Virginia Harper Berry, was an American originally from Washington, D.C., while their father, Takashi Ohta, was a Japanese exile from Shikoku. Toshi graduated from The High School of Music & Art in 1940. Homarei also participated in Toshi's work on the East Coast.

Toshi met her future husband Pete Seeger at a square dance in 1939 while still in high school. Toshi, Pete, and their children went to Pete's hearings before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in Washington during the 1950s. Pete Seeger was cited for contempt of Congress in 1961, but his conviction was later overturned. Her official credited title for the show was "Chief Cook and Bottle Washer."