Module 5: Asian American Activism
Do Yuri Kochiyama’s life experiences explain her political consciousness, solidarity, and activism?
Yuri Kochiyama was instrumental in helping to build the Asian American Movement. These efforts protested against the Vietnam War and linked the anti-racist struggles in the US with the internationalist protests against US militarism worldwide.
This module focuses on her activism and political efforts in the 1960s and 1970s to organize Asian Americans for Action (AAA) and the United Asian Communities Center in New York City. This module further explores her husband and children’s support and work that forged an Afro-Asian solidarity for political liberation.
What contributions did the Kochiyama family make to activate the Asian American Movement in New York City?
How did the Kochiyama family react to international events that placed them in a struggle for political consciousness and liberation?
Why was Pan-Asianism a good thing in the 1960s and 1970s?
