Akemi Kochiyama's guest appearances

Akemi Kochiyama

The Bánh Mì Chronicles

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Anu Bhatt

Anthony Veasna

Marya Bangee

Joshua Nguyen

Viet Thanh Nguyen

FAVIANNA RODRIGUEZ

Kevin Stea

Brandon Lee

Julie Cohen

Thanhha Lai

Dolores Huerta

Lewis Wong

Tung Nguyen

Alex Torres

Bamby Salcedo

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In this episode we speak to Akemi Kochiyama, granddaughter of American civil rights activist,  Yuri Kochiyama, the lifelong champion of civil rights causes in the black, Latino, Native American and Asian-American communities Influenced by her Japanese-American family's experience in an American internment camp, her association with Malcolm X, and her Maoist beliefs, she advocated for many causes, including black separatism, the anti-war movement, reparations for Japanese-American internees, and the rights of political prisoners.

In this episode we speak to Akemi Kochiyama, granddaughter of American civil rights activist,  Yuri Kochiyama, the lifelong champion of civil rights causes in the black, Latino, Native American and Asian-American communities  Influenced by her Japanese-American family's experience in an American internment camp, her association with Malcolm X, and her Maoist beliefs, she advocated for many causes, including black separatism, the anti-war movement, reparations for Japanese-American internees, and the rights of political prisoners.

(S6, EP 3) Akemi Kochiyama joined in for this week's episode.  Akemi is the granddaughter of late Japanese-American activist icon Yuri Kochiyama. In this interview, we talk about Yuri's activism that began when she and her family were forcibly sent to the Japanese incarceration camps during WWII. In her activism work, Yuri connected with Malcolm X, Assata Shakur, and other Black activists to support the Black liberation movement while also speaking out against the Vietnam War, the US military industrial complex, and western imperialism. Akemi speaks about her grandma's legacy along with her family's long rich history with Black and Asian movements, her current movement work, and what this all means in today's current civil rights movements.  Please check out this episode to learn more about Akemi's work.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bio Akemi Kochiyama is a scholar-activist, community builder who currently serves as the Director of Advancement at Manhattan Country School. She is also Co-Director of the Yuri Kochiyama Archives Project and co-editor of Passing It On: A Memoir by Yuri Kochiyama.  As a graduate of Spelman College, Akemi is also a doctoral candidate in the Ph.D. Program in Cultural Anthropology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and serves on the Board of The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is sponsored by Red Scarf Revolution (RSR).  RSR is a merchandise line that honors and celebrates the Cambodian diaspora identity and experience.  Feel free to check out their merchandise line and get yourself a t-shirt, hat, or other gifts.  Be sure to visit www.redscarfrevolution.com or their IG at red_scarf_revolution to learn more about their work(s).--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/banhmichronicles/support

(S6, EP 3) Akemi Kochiyama joined in for this week's episode.  Akemi is the granddaughter of late Japanese-American activist icon Yuri Kochiyama. In this interview, we talk about Yuri's activism that began when she and her family were forcibly sent to the Japanese incarceration camps during WWII. In her activism work, Yuri connected with Malcolm X, Assata Shakur, and other Black activists to support the Black liberation movement while also speaking out against the Vietnam War, the US military industrial complex, and western imperialism. Akemi speaks about her grandma's legacy along with her family's long rich history with Black and Asian movements, her current movement work, and what this all means in today's current civil rights movements.  Please check out this episode to learn more about Akemi's work.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bio Akemi Kochiyama is a scholar-activist, community builder who currently serves as the Director of Advancement at Manhattan Country School. She is also Co-Director of the Yuri Kochiyama Archives Project and co-editor of Passing It On: A Memoir by Yuri Kochiyama.  As a graduate of Spelman College, Akemi is also a doctoral candidate in the Ph.D. Program in Cultural Anthropology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and serves on the Board of The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is sponsored by Red Scarf Revolution (RSR).  RSR is a merchandise line that honors and celebrates the Cambodian diaspora identity and experience.  Feel free to check out their merchandise line and get yourself a t-shirt, hat, or other gifts.  Be sure to visit <a href="http://www.redscarfrevolution/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.redscarfrevolution</a>.com or their IG at red_scarf_revolution to learn more about their work(s).--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/banhmichronicles/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/banhmichronicles/support</a>

What Yuri Taught Me w/ Akemi Kochiyama