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Learn more about Asian Pacific American Heritage here.
Code Pink is not just an anti-war organization for women.
It is a legacy of the peaceful women's and human rights struggles.
JOIN CODE PINK, TEXANS FOR PEACE or AUSTIN AGAINST WAR.
NOW SERVING
"I don't think there will ever be a time when people
will stop wanting to bring about change."
~ Yuri Kochiyama (b. 1922) U.S. Civil Rights Acivist ~
Since her detainment in a Japanese American Internment Camp during World War II, Yuri Kochiyama has been an advocate for the oppressed, and a leader in the struggle for civil rights since the 1960s. Her memoir, Passing It On, is a notable book on gender and racial equality. Her biography, Heartbeat of Struggle, is enlightening and inspiring to a younger generation of Asian-Americansocial activists.
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Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Month has begun, so DIY-Danna is featuring quotations, art, calligraphy, and facts about Asian & Pacific Americans - from artists to human rights activists who dare to make a difference.
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African & Asian American Unity
WORDS FOR PEACE - MAY 2005:
"Try to love someone who you want to hate, because they are just like you, somewhere inside, in a way you may never expect, in a way that resounds so deeply within you that you cannot believe it." ~ Margaret Cho, Korean-American Comedian & Social Activist
Ms. Cho on her current tour of duty. (Photo by Austin Young)
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