“Born & raised in California in 1921, activist Yuri Kochiyama was relocated to a Japanese intern
“Born & raised in California in 1921, activist Yuri Kochiyama was relocated to a Japanese internment camp for three years during WWII, and moved to New York City upon her release. There, Kochiyama became a fervent human rights activist. In the 1960s, she collaborated with Malcolm X and was present at his assassination.” Photo credit: the Kochiyama family/UCLA Asian American Studies Center #APAHM15As seen on the National Women’s History Museum Facebook pageYuri Kochiyama on Wikipedia -- source link
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