Myokei Caine-Barrett

Myokei Caine-Barrett is a Japanese African American Buddhist bishop; she was the first female priest and only Western woman to be ordained in the Nichiren Order of North America and is the resident priest of Myoken-Ji Temple in Houston. In the Buddhist tradition, she has dedicated her life to service, helping form the Diversity Group in Houston and being active in prison ministry, veteran service, and hospice care.