 She is best known for her autobiographical novel "Farewell to Manzanar" which details her own experiences as a Japanese American in World War II internment camps.Houston was born in Inglewood, California, on September 26, 1934, attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School for three years and graduated from James Lick High School in San Jose.She was the youngest of four boys and six girls in the Wakatsuki family.