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Civil Rights Activist Yuri Kochiyama Dies At 93 Prominent activist Yuri Kochiyama has died of natural causes at 93. The civil rights champion successfully fought for reparations to be paid to Japanese-Americans interned during World War II.

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Civil Rights Activist Yuri Kochiyama Dies At 93

Civil Rights Activist Yuri Kochiyama Dies At 93

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Prominent activist Yuri Kochiyama has died of natural causes at 93. The civil rights champion successfully fought for reparations to be paid to Japanese-Americans interned during World War II.

Yuri Kochiyama, Activist And Former World War II Internee, Dies At 93

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Yuri Kochiyama, Activist And Former World War II Internee, Dies At 93