JAPANESE AMERICANS

  • Democracy Now! February 18, 1999

    Ocalan; Kosovo Debate; The Climate of the Country |(14 Mintues)Ocalan As Kurdish independence leader Abdullah Ocalan awaits trial in Turkish island-prison, three Kurdish protesters are killed by security guards at teh Israeli embassy in Germany, and thousannds continue to protest Ocalan’s arrest all over Europe. GUEST: Vera Beaudin Saeedpour, Founder of the Kurdish Library and…

  • An interview with Yuri Kochiyama / produced by Miya Iwataki.

    On May 19, 1982, KPFK celebrated Malcolm X’s birthday with special programming on the civil rights leader. As part of this celebration, Miya Iwataki conducted a telephone interview with Yuri Kochiyama about the impact of Malcolm X on Asians. Kochiyama discusses the fateful day that Malcolm X was assassinated and her feelings as a person…