Rhi Kochiyama Cultural Event

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The cultural event that I went to and reviewed was the Remembering Yuri Kochiyama Through Grassroots Art exhibit that was held in Cross Cultural Center. The event was basically a tribute to Yuri Kochiyama and how she helped contribute greatly to both African American and Japanese American liberation movements through some artwork displayed in the exhibit. Yuri Kochiyama was a Japanese American activist who spoke out against the harms against not only the Japanese Americans but to also African Americans. The event itself was not as big as I expected, as it was only one table of some artwork in the center but, those few pieces of art was just enough for me to learn more about who Yuri Kochiyama really was and what she believed was right or wrong. Although being a very small exhibit, the artwork itself was very compelling in many …show more content…

I learned that she not only fought for her own people’s rights and freedom but, she also fought for the rights and liberation of African Americans. For example, in one artwork in the exhibit by Irena Li, it portrays Yuri Kochiyama and Li states that, “She avidly spoke, served, and advocated not only as an Asian-American, but as a passionate proponent for diversity and true interculturalism. Thank you for your voice, your vibrant presence, and your lifetime of inspiration, Yuri Kochiyama. Rest in peace and power!” This came as a shock to me because I tend to believe that usually people tend to fight for a certain group of people and the freedom of only those people but, not only did Yuri Kochiyama fight for the rights of Japanese Americans but she also fought for the rights of African Americans. That I believe shows a lot about her character and how she was selfless and cared about other people. That to me is extremely courageous and powerful and that is something people should look up to by using Yuri Kochiyama as

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