Ami”Amy” Doi

January 27, 1929 - January 14, 2018

Ami “Amy” Tamaki Doi, aged 88, died peacefully in her home in Moss Beach January 14, 2018, 13 days shy of her 89th birthday. Amy was born January 27, 1929, in Los Angeles, California the daughter of Choshiro Tamaki and Yoshino Hanada, both from Japan, the second youngest of 5 children. The family moved up to San Francisco, living there for a few years before being evacuated from their homes. Anyone of Japanese descent, whether an American citizen or not, were forced to leave all but what they could carry first to Tanforan Race Track, to live in a horse stall. Eventually the entire family was in Topaz, UT internment camp, incarcerated until 1945. After Topaz her family moved back to Berkeley, CA.

Amy would marry and eventually move to Palo Alto in 1954, where she raised her two children. After getting a divorce, Amy would join the second docent class(1966) at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. She loved the learning and studying required to be an active docent. In her most recent years she gave up giving tours but has stilled enjoyed attending weekly lectures in the city. During this same period, she started taking classes at Foothill College eventually getting her BA from Stanford and an MS from University of Chicago all while being a single parent. Amy entered the work world when her youngest went to college working at both Varian and then HP. She moved to Moss Beach in 1979 and has loved coastside living, sitting in her front room looking at the ocean every day.

A loving mother, Amy leaves behind two children, Hunter Doi of Moss Beach, Elizabeth Doi Ludwig (Kenny) of Palo Alto and one granddaughter, Marissa.

A private family memorial service will held. Any donations can be made to: The Docent Fund Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Checks made out to the Asian Art Museum with Docent Fund noted in the notes section