Yuri Kochiyama
What major event happened in Yuri Kochiyama's youth that led to her and her family's detainment in a concentration camp in Arkansas for two years?
Pearl Harbor bombing in 1941 and President Roosevelt's Executive Order of 1943.
Where was June Jordan born?
Harlem
Was born in this Carribean country
Jamaica
Despite being born in NYC where was Julia Alvarez's family originally from?
Dominican Republic
Where and when was James Baldwin born?
1924 in Harlem
Which revolutionary action group in Harlem was Yuri Kochiyama an active member?
The Young Lords
What Jamaican revolutionary leader was June Jordan's father a supporter of that sparked June Jordan's interest in Black history and culture?
Marcus Garvey
Responsible for popularizing this genre of music
Reggae
This Dominican dictator tortured and murdered thousands of civilians
Rafael Trujillo
Why did James Baldwin flee to Paris, France?
Racism and Homophobia
What civil rights leader had a significant impact on Yuri Kochiyama's life and whom she considered a friend?
Malcolm X
Why did June Jordan's publisher refuse to publish some of her work?
Her publisher refused to publish her work because of her outright support of the Palestinian liberation struggle.
Was considered contriversial for his outspoken support for...
Democratic social reform and Marijuana
What reason did Julia Alvarez give as to why she began writting
I consider this radical uprooting from my culture, my native language, my country, the reason I began writing,
What did James Baldwin experience in 1943?
He witnessed the Harlem Race Riot of 1943 and experienced the death of his father
What organization did Yuri Kochiyama found?
Asian Americans for Action
What university did June Jordan teach at in the African American and Women's Studies departments?
University of California, Berkeley
What is the name of this religious and political movement that began in Jamaica in the 1930s
Rastafari
What is the title of the book Julia Alvarez wrote about the Mirabel sisters
In The Time of THe Butterflies
What country did clemente flee to help out after the 1972 earthquake?
Nicaragua
What movement did Yuri Kochiyama participate in the 1980s that called for social and monetary redress for Japanese Americans for the period of internment from1942-1944?
Reparations movement
What program did June Jordan create while she was a professor at UC, Berkeley that taught high school and college students poetry and writing?
Poetry for People program
What is the title of the Bob Marley song shared in class
Buffalo Soldier
What are the names of the Mirable sisters
Patria, Minerva, Antonia, Dede
How did Roberto Clemente tragically pass away?
Plane Crash