Postcards from Malcolm X: How Yuri Kochiyama Became a Civil Rights Activist

A moving portrait of Yuri Kochiyama-an ordinary woman who became an extraordinary activist-and her bond with Malcolm X

When Japanese American activist Yuri Kochiyama shook Malcolm X's hand at a courthouse in 1963, it sparked a transformative friendship built on justice, solidarity, and hope. In Postcards from Malcolm X, Mia Wenjen and illustrator Keith Henry Brown trace Kochiyama's remarkable journey from a small-town girl in California to a fearless advocate for human rights. Her experience...