Passing It On—A Memoir
by Yuri Kochiyama
Editors: Marjorie Lee, Audee Kochiyama-Holman and Akemi Kochiyama-Sardinha

"Passing It On - A Memoir" is the account of Kochiyama, 83, an extraordinary Japanese American woman who spoke out and fought shoulder-to-shoulder with African Americans, Native Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans and whites for social justice, civil rights, and prisoner and women's rights in the United States and internationally for more than half a century. A prolific writer and speaker on human rights, Kochiyama has spoken at more than 100 colleges, universities and high schools in the United States and Canada.

"We are very pleased that Yuri Kochiyama's memoir has received this special national recognition," said Don Nakanishi, director of UCLA's Asian American Studies Center. "She has been at the forefront of human rights and social justice issues for decades, and has written a remarkable book filled with reflections, insights and lessons."

The Gustavus Myers Center praised the book for offering "insight into social conditions for Japanese Americans, and into those alliance builders who chose to work for social justice for all who are oppressed."

Asian American Studies Center Press
ISBN: 0-934052-37-9
$17.00 Paperback
256 pages, 90 photographs, 31 archival documents