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an homage for Yuri Kochiyama - read at the Los Angeles Memorial for Yuri on August 31, 2014

an homage for Yuri… — You were  the first stamp on the letter for the least likely to receive  the last one to forget a face ...

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Maceo: East Beats Meets West

Maceo Hernandez is aptly nicknamed, “The Demon Drummer of East LA.” His story is one of identity, perseverance, and the blending of two cultures, while ...

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Knowledge, Generosity, and Yuri Kochiyama

It is with a heavy heart and a reflective spirit that our community remembers and meditates on the life of Yuri Kochiyama. For over half ...

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The Harada House of Riverside, California: A Milestone in Japanese American Resistance to Racist Oppression - Part 2 of 6

Read Part 1 >>But let me now take you back to my earliest interactions with this remarkable woman. *  *  * On August 24, 1973, I conducted the ...

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Koji's Column

Top Five Japanese American Women Civil Rights Pioneers You Should Know

In California, January 30 was officially Fred Korematsu Day. It is important to honor and remember Korematsu but I believe it is also a time ...

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Mountains That Take Wing: Angela Davis & Yuri Kochiyama—An Insightful Documentary on the Strength & Passion of Two Women

C.A. Griffith and H.T.L. Quan’s inspiring documentary, Mountains That Take Wing—Angela Davis & Yuri Kochiyama (2010), is a rewarding journey through ...

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A Heart Without Boundaries - Part 3

Read Part 2 >>In December 1960, looking for a bigger home for their six kids, Yuri and Bill moved their family out to a new ...

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A Heart Without Boundaries - Part 2

Read Part 1 >>Her life drastically changed the day Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. In President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s infamous words, “a ...

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A Heart Without Boundaries - Part 1

This is a paper that I wrote for my Intro to Asian American Studies class at UC Berkeley in Fall of 2010. When given the ...

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A Grandmother’s Legacy

Imagine spending your childhood hearing stories about how your grandmother took over the Statue of Liberty with Puerto Rican activists, or how she was present ...