Yuri Kochiyama  1921-2014

A Japanese American political and civil rights activist, Yuri Kochiyama’s activism supported the liberation and empowerment of African Americans, Asian Americans, and Puerto Ricans. During World War II, the U.S. government forcibly removed her and her family to an incarceration site for Japanese Americans. For fifty years, Kochiyama spoke out about oppressive institutions and injustice in the United States. She also advocated for nuclear disarmament, reparations for Japanese American incarcerees, and the release of prisoners whom she regarded as prisoners of conscience.

LeConte's Sparrow populations have declined by about 2.6% per year between 1966 and 2015. This is a cumulative decline of 73%. LeConte’s Sparrows are predicted to lose another half of its population by 2060.