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Life Story: Yuri Kochiyama (1921–2014)

Activist for Social and Racial Justice

The story of a lifelong activist who fought for equality for all Americans.

A 1980, sepia colored still image of demonstrating Asian American activists carrying protest signs in an urban setting with three high rise buildings in the background. The Asian American female with glasses in the center holds a sign stating “Rehire The Waiters Immediately!”
Yuri Kochiyama

Corky Lee, Yuri Kochiyama, 1980. National Portrait Gallery; Smithsonian Institution © Estate of Corky Lee.

This video was created by the New-York Historical Society Teen Leaders in collaboration with the Untold project.