Friday, September 9th, 2005

Yuri Kochiyama in Berkeley on Saturday

The Godmother of Asian America

Here’s a great piece on Yuri Kochiyama. She’ll be appearing in Berkeley on Saturday. I’ll be across the country, but if you can, please go and thank her for all she has done for all of us.

“Learn about yourselves and others. There’s more commonality in all of our lives than we think.”
-Yuri Kochiyama

posted by Jeff Chang @ 7:31 am | 3 Comments

3 Responses to “Yuri Kochiyama in Berkeley on Saturday”

BIG O says:

September 10, 2005 at 7:50 pm

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ronnie brown says:

September 11, 2005 at 12:32 pm

Ms. Yuri was the embodyment of “show and prove”…light years ahead of camera hoggin’ “activists” and shade tree “scholars”…
mike li says:

September 13, 2005 at 1:38 am

i can’t express how amazing it is to read about yuri’s life and experiences… as a younger generation API activist, i find inspiration in her example.

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