“We are honoring an individual who has dedicated her life to community service by helping people of all ethnicities and those underserved by society in this country and around the world,” said Mo Qayoumi, president of California State University, East Bay, in a statement posted on the Frontlines of Revolutionary Struggle blog. “Ms. Kochiyama has championed freedom and a quality way of life for all people in the United States and around the world. She has served as a uniting force for civil rights and an outspoken proponent of education for all people.”
Kochiyama is one of three people who will be honored Saturday at the university’s commencement ceremony. Read more about the honor here.