New York City's Lincoln Center honored activist who said she admired Usama bin Laden

Activist Yuri Kochiyama opposed WWII-era Japanese internment and the Vietnam War – and she praised bin Laden after 9/11


She endured Japanese American internment during World War II and later helped convince the government to apologize and repay the victims, she opposed U.S. involvement in Vietnam and befriended Malcolm X – all before she said she "admired" Usama bin Laden following the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. As police departments around the country report increasing hate crimes against Asian Americans, New York City’s Lincoln Center hosted a pop-up performance to honor the civil rights activist Yuri Kochiyama on what would have been her 100th birthday this week during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.-- More...

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