Yuri Kochiyama

Overview

Yuri Kochiyama (née Mary Yuriko Nakahara) born San Pedro, CA May 19, 1921. Interned in US concentration camp; lobbied for reparations; nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2005; joined Puerto Rican nationalists' takeover of Statue of Liberty 1977.

Quotations

"The biggest challenge for world peace for the present and future must be to stop U.S. imperialist policies." (July 15, 2005 interview; photo wthellokitty.tumblr.com)