00:00 Yuri Kuchiyama cradled Malcolm X's head in her arms after he was shot, offering comfort and support during the chaos that ensued.

06:03 The episode explores the life and complex worldview of Yuri Kochiyama, a pioneer in the Asian American movement who embodied collective care and solidarity, but also held controversial views.

11:24 Yuri Kochiyama's family was detained and forced to leave their home after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, leading to her recognition of herself as a Japanese American and the strength of the Japanese American community.

16:52 Yuri Kochiyama recognized the social and structural origins of problems in the United States and referred to the Japanese internment camps as concentration camps due to the forced evacuation and racial profiling of Japanese Americans during World War II.

22:28 Yuri Kochiyama and her husband Bill were involved in community activism, supporting Asian Americans and hosting gatherings for soldiers, while Yuri's experiences in Mississippi and conversations with black and Puerto Rican coworkers and neighbors educated her about the deep roots of segregation and racism in America, leading her to invite civil rights activists to her home and get involved in the labor movement.

27:58 Yuri Kochiyama's political consciousness grew during the 50s, leading her to get involved in activism in Harlem, including supporting better schools and participating in a labor struggle for jobs for Black and Puerto Rican construction workers, where she was arrested and had a chance meeting with Malcolm X, expressing her admiration for his work but disagreement with his stance on integration.

33:44 Yuri Kochiyama saw herself fitting into the conversation around integration as an Asian American woman and recognized the invisibility and ambiguity that Asian Americans faced in the Black and White model dominant in places like New York, but through her involvement with Malcolm X and his organization, she found a space of solidarity and fluidity that allowed her to work in multiple movements, while Malcolm X's views on violence as a form of resistance greatly impacted her own views.

39:10 Yuri primarily identified as Japanese American, but the Asian American movement in the late 60s allowed for a Pan-Asian and Third Worldist identity that connected Asian American identity to resistance against racism, and the black liberation movement influenced the Asian American movement.

44:37 Yuri Kochiyama's involvement in the Asian American movement expanded beyond college campuses after Vincent Chin's murder, and she fought for reparations for Japanese American incarceration and made connections with other marginalized groups, emphasizing the need for solidarity and transformative justice.

50:14 Yuri Kuchiyama's life and struggle were guided by the idea of striving for a better world, even if you don't always achieve your goals.