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Militant Movie Night: Yuri Kochiyama: Passion for Justice (1993) by Pat Saunders and Rea Tajiri

  • 3036 24th Street San Francisco, CA 94110 USA (map)

Nostalgic for Nothing Cinema presents Yuri Kochiyama: Passion for Justice (1993) a film by Pat Saunders and Rea Tajiri.

Yuri Kochiyama was a Japanese American woman who lived in Harlem for more than 40 years and had a long history of activism on a wide range of issues. Through extensive interviews with family and friends, archival footage, music and photographs, YURI KOCHIYAMA chronicles this remarkable woman’s contribution to social change through some of the most significant events of the 20th century, including the Black Liberation movement, the struggle for Puerto Rican independence, and the Japanese American Redress movement. In an era of divided communities and racial conflict, Kochiyama offered an outstanding example of an equitable and compassionate multiculturalist vision.

57 mins

7pm

Masks Required

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