Civil Rights Activist Yuri Kochiyama Dies At 93

By Hansi Lo Wang
Published June 2, 2014 at 3:22 PM CDT
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Prominent activist Yuri Kochiyama has died of natural causes at 93. The civil rights champion successfully fought for reparations to be paid to Japanese-Americans interned during World War II.

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Hansi Lo Wang
Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) is a national correspondent for NPR reporting on the people, power and money behind the U.S. census.
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