Yuri Kochiyama | |
|---|---|
 Kochiyama at Central Park anti-war demonstration c. 1968 | |
| Born | Mary Yuriko Nakahara May 19, 1921 San Pedro, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 1, 2014 (aged 93) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Education | Compton College |
| Occupation | Civil rights activist |
| Spouse |
Bill Kochiyama
(m. 1946; died 1993) |
| Children | 6 |
Yuri Kochiyama (河内山 百合子 (ユリ・コウチヤマ), Kōchiyama Yuriko, formerly Mary Yuriko Nakahara; May 19, 1921 – June 1, 2014) was an American civil rights activist. Influenced by her Japanese-American family's experience in an American internment camp, her association with Malcolm X, and her Maoist and Islamic beliefs, she advocated for many causes, including black separatism, the anti-war movement, reparations for Japanese-American internees, and the rights of political prisoners.