"Build bridges, not walls." Solidarity was at the heart of Yuri Kochiyama's work. A Japanese-American activist whose early political awakenings came while incarcerated in the concentration camps of Wo...Show More
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moot recommended:Apr 17th, 2021
Rewrote this recommendation as the first did not properly describe the meaning of this episode and how it sums up the totality of the civil rights movement today. Who was the Japanese-American activist who held Malcolm X as he died? Yuri Kochiyama. She was a prominent figure in the civil rights move...Show More
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monamok recommended:Apr 11th, 2021
As an Asian Canadian, hearing about Umi’s life inspires me to stand steady in decolonization work.
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mm recommended:Apr 7th, 2021
The story of the Japanese American woman who held Malcolm X’s head when he was assassinated. The story of the politicization of Asian Americans. The story of Black and Asian solidarity in white America.
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fiercefab recommended:Apr 1st, 2021
I had no idea that a Japanese-American woman rushed to comfort a dying Malcolm X on the day he was shot. Her name was Yuri Kochiyama, and her story feels incredibly timely right now, as we connect the dots between various social justice movements and the isms they seek to dismantle. I loved this ...Show More
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