Yuri Kochiyama, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American activist
Date of Birth: 19-May-1921
Place of Birth: San Pedro, California, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jun-2014
Profession: human rights activist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Yuri Kochiyama
- Yuri Kochiyama (??? ???, Kochiyama Yuriko, May 19, 1921 – June 1, 2014) was an American Civil Rights Activist.
- Influenced by her Japanese American family's internment and her association with Malcolm X, she advocated for many causes, including Black separatism, the anti-war movement, Maoist revolution, reparations for Japanese-American internees, and the rights of people imprisoned by the U.S.
- government for violent offenses whom she considered to be "political prisoners".
- On May 19, 2016, which would have been her 95th birthday, she was featured on the U.S.
- Google Doodle, sparking controversy over her past statements expressing admiration for figures such as Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaida.
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