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Yuri Kochiyama was not only dedicated to growing her own consciousness and awareness, but she was deeply committed to her family and cultivating those values in her family. Incorporating opportunities for everyday discussions around current issues and injustices; her children became engaged in the civil rights movement, often traveling to support the efforts to increase Black voter registration.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In 2004, Yuri Published her book Passing it On – A Memoir<\/em><\/span>.\u00a0 For the book\u2019s release event the whole Kochiyama family gathered together to celebrate her book. During her speech at the event, Yuri shared that her book was dedicated to all of her grandkids; at the end of her speech she called each of her grandkids up and gave them a copy with a little note written inside the cover.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”299e9ce3-5f7c-4f33-9179-8de6e489a65f” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”%91%93″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/connectandengage.housing.umich.edu\/yuri-kochiyama-multicultural-lounge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Copy-of-7f7412a7f36e9f24bb9d48fd387f4427.jpg” alt=”Yuri holding one of her grandkids” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”d468fccc-b5fa-43d1-af63-9b3159861796″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n \u201cFrom reading her book, my family history materialized before my eyes.\u00a0 The stories that I\u2019d only touched the surface of became so real, almost tangible. \u2026 After the ceremony \u2026 I remember that we all just looked at each other like we knew that this was something pretty big.\u00a0 Our grandma was passing down her legacy to us.\u00a0 It was awesome, but at the same time, something else hit me for the first time.\u00a0 Pressure.\u00a0 Is everyone going to expect us to become human rights activists and speakers?\u00a0 How can we live up to all that Grandma has done?\u00a0 What if we want to do something totally different?\u00a0 These were some of the questions going through my mind.\u00a0 Although, it was kind of overwhelming at the time, at least that was when I started thinking about my place in this world and the reasons why I do what I do.\u00a0 That was definitely a turning point in my life.”\u00a0<\/p>\n Reflections from Maya Kochiyama [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/connectandengage.housing.umich.edu\/yuri-kochiyama-multicultural-lounge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Copy-of-dba4aef3851e8cb86f5987a379fb80fd.jpg” alt=”Yuri’s family member posed in front of an exhibit to Yuri” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”90px||90px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/connectandengage.housing.umich.edu\/yuri-kochiyama-multicultural-lounge\/stories\/yuri-kochiyamas-lasting-legacy\/yuri-kochiyama-lives-on\/” button_text=”Continue” button_alignment=”right” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”bfb332f3-ba32-4cf9-a3b5-9d2aa7ad6dd7″ global_colors_info=”%91%93″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”299e9ce3-5f7c-4f33-9179-8de6e489a65f” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”%91%93″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yuri Kochiyama was not only dedicated to growing her own consciousness and awareness, but she was deeply committed to her family and cultivating those values in her family. 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(Yuri’s granddaughter)<\/p>\n