Yuri Kochiyama : a passion for justice / YK Project ; produced and directed by Patricia Saunders and Rea Tajiri.

Biography in political and social context of Yuri Kochiyama, an Asian American woman and humanitarian civil rights activist who first became aware of social injustice in the United States during her time in a Japanese-American interment camp during World War II. She stresses the need for members of...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: YK Project
National Asian American Telecommunications Association
Other Authors: Kochiyama, Yuri
Saunders, Patricia (Producer, Director)
Tajiri, Rea (Producer, Director)
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : Distributed by Center for Asian American Media, 1993.
Subjects:
Kochiyama, Yuri.
Japanese American women > Political activity > United States.
Japanese American women > United States > Biography.
Political activists > United States > Biography.
Civil rights > United States > History > 20th century.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Biography.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Biography in political and social context of Yuri Kochiyama, an Asian American woman and humanitarian civil rights activist who first became aware of social injustice in the United States during her time in a Japanese-American interment camp during World War II. She stresses the need for members of all races and ethnicities to work together for common goals, and for a fundamental change in political power structures. Includes interviews with Kochiyama and with members of her family.
Note:This disc is a DVD-R and may fail to play on some DVD equipment.
Videorecording.
Call Number:E184.J3 Y875 1993 VideoDVD
Credits:Editors, Lee Montgomery & Rea Tajiri ; music, Bob Kenmotsu/Akira Tana.
System Details:DVD-R.
Cast:
Yuri Kochiyama.