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Yuri Kochiyama
American civil rights activist (1921-2014)
The native form of this personal name is Kōchiyama Yuri. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Yuri Kochiyama | |
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Kochiyama at Central Park anti-war demonstration c. 1968 | |
| Born | Mary Yuriko Nakahara (1921-05-19)May 19, 1921 San Pedro, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 1, 2014(2014-06-01) (aged 93) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Education | Compton College |
| Occupation | Civil rights activist |
| Spouse | Bill Kochiyama (m. 1946; died 1993) |
| Children | 6 |
Yuri Kochiyama (河内山 百合子 (ユリ・コウチヤマ), Kōchiyama Yuriko, born Mary Yuriko Nakahara; May 19, 1921 – June 1, 2014) was an American civil rights activist born in San Pedro, California. She was interned at the Jerome War Relocation Center in Arkansas during World War II, an experience that influenced her later views on racism in the United States. While interned, she helped run a letter-writing campaign to Nisei (transl. 'Second-generation') soldiers, wrote for the Jerome camp newspaper, and volunteered with the United Service Organizations (USO).
After the end of the war, Kochiyama moved to New York and eventually to Harlem, where she became involv
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Virginia Faye Payne
Virginia Faye Payne
Virginia Faye Payne, nee Schwartzmann (Barnes, McBeath), passed away on October 18, 2019 peacefully at home with her husband of 39 years, Douglas H. Payne Sr, at her bedside. Virginia was born September 27, 1939 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Virginia was the oldest of five children born to John R. Schwartzmann and C. Marian Cobb who both predeceased her. She was raised in St. Louis, MO then Tucson, AZ where she graduated from high school before attending/graduated USC in Los Angeles, CA. There she married Gary Barnes and had her only son, Lance Richard Barnes. She divorced Gary and married Jack McBeath before again divorcing and marrying a retired LAPD Detective and a private investigator now retired, Douglas H. Payne, Sr. Virginia became the stepmother to Douglas's four children, Caroline, Douglas, Sharon and Deena. Virginia is survived by her two sisters, Mary Rubin (Howard) and Martha Schwartzmann, along with her two brothers, Jim Schwartzmann (Diane) and Chuck Schwartzmann (Paula). She is also survived by her children Lance Richard Barnes (Angela), Douglas Payne Jr (Kelly), Caroline Agular (Rosendo), and Sharon Payne. Virginia is preceded in death by daughter, Deena Payne and granddaughter Sarah Barnes. Virginia is survived by grandson I