Yuri Kochiyama, a fierce 90 year old veteran of the 1960’s civil rights movement, is still kicking ass and taking names and fighting for human rights.
I’m gonna save my rant about the erasure of Asian-American activists for another time. Yuri Kochiyama is a living legend and an American hero.
(Oh yeah also a survivor of the internment camps.)
(via maggiemunkee)
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I am proud to see my Japanese American people stand up for what they believe in :)
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