The Life of

Yuri Kochiyama

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Why a Yuri Kochiyama website?

The Kochiyama family created and maintains this website to:

  • Serve as the source for information regarding the life and work of Yuri Kochiyama

  • Provide access to Yuri Kochiyama archival materials

  • Provide access to Yuri Kochiyama-based curriculum and educational materials 

  • Provide access to Yuri Kochiyama speakers and workshop presenters 

  • Honor and sustain Yuri Kochiyama’s legacy, work and lifelong dedication to BIPOC solidarity, building community and seeking justice for all people.

Yuri Kochiyama stands next to a museum wall full of posters; the poster closest to her has text that reads: Malcolm X Lives

“Life is not what you alone make it. Life is the input of everyone who touched your life and every experience that entered it. We are all part of one another.”

- YURI KOCHIYAMA

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A Revolutionary Friendship: Malcolm X and Yuri Kochiyama
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