Yuri Kochiyama: Passion for Justice (1993)
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Yuri Kochiyama was a Japanese American woman who lived in Harlem for more than 40 years and had a long history of activism on a wide range of issues. Through extensive interviews with family and friends, archival footage, music and photographs, YURI KOCHIYAMA chronicles this remarkable woman’s contribution to social change through some of the most significant events of the 20th century, including the Black Liberation movement, the struggle for Puerto Rican independence, and the Japanese American Redress movement. In an era of divided communities and racial conflict, Kochiyama offered an outstanding example of an equitable and compassionate multiculturalist vision.
- Release date
- October 15, 1993
- Country of origin
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Cast
Crew
- Rea Tajiri · Director
- Pat Saunders · Producer
- Rea Tajiri · Producer
- Herman Lew · Cinematographer