Wednesday, June 19, 2013
ON FAITH
College struggles shaped award winner's views
Kyle Kajihiro became involved in social justice efforts after experiencing racism on the mainland
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 19, 2013
~~<p>Kyle Kajihiro, winner of Church of the Crossroads' 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemaker Award, said his becoming a peace and justice activist was sparked by insults to his ethnicity while attending college in Oregon in the 1980s.</p>
<p>"It was one place where I encountered racism. Being a person of color, I was called names, and it was shocking" to a fourth-generation Japa­nese resident of Hono­lulu, Kaji­hiro said in an interview this week.</p>
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Kyle Kajihiro, winner of Church of the Crossroads' 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemaker Award, said his becoming a peace and justice activist was sparked by insults to his ethnicity while attending college in Oregon in the 1980s.
"It was one place where I encountered racism. Being a person of color, I was called names, and it was shocking" to a fourth-generation Japanese resident of Honolulu, Kajihiro said in an interview this week. Login for more...
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