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Aveline Kushi
Japanese author
Aveline Kushi (born Tomoko Yokoyama; February 27, 1923 – July 23, 2001) was a Japanese teacher who was an advocate for macrobiotic diets and world peace.
She opened Erewhon, considered the first natural food store, in Brookline, Massachusetts in the early 1960s.[1] Kushi promoted the macrobiotic philosophy and diet, a Taoist-influenced spiritual practice emphasizing organic and seasonal foods.[2]
Background
Kushi was born in Yokota, Japan.
She worked as a school teacher until the end of World War II, when she joined noted macrobiotic activist George Ohsawa's World Government Association and changed her name to Aveline.[1] Kushi moved to the United States on behalf of the group in 1951, and studied at the University of Illinois and Columbia University.[1] Kushi married fellow macrobiotic advocate Michio Kushi in 1954.[1]
Career
Together, Aveline and Michio Kushi moved to Boston, where Avel