James Yee is a graduate of West Point. He served as an air defense artillery officer during the First Gulf War, and then later as the U.S. Army Muslim Chaplain for the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay in 2003. "Jimmy" grew up in Springfield, NJ and graduated from James Caldwell Elementary School, Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School, and Jonathan Dayton Regional High School. Currently, Yee is a workshop facilitator at Frontline Arts in Branchburg, NJ.
Frontline Arts is a nonprofit arts organization that connects communities through socially engaging arts practices rooted in papermaking and printmaking. Its Frontline Paper program is a unique art project that offers artistic tools and professional instruction to military veterans, providing a space for veterans to use art and creative writing to explore experiences through the art of papermaking. The tranformative process of making handmade paper from military uniforms creates a platform for veterans and non-veterans to come together and share stories. The program tackles head on a much needed discourse between veterans and society. Frontline Paper artists teach the art of papermaking and printmaking to veterans of all service eras.