{"id":2018227,"date":"2023-08-31T15:03:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T19:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kaepernicks-publishing-company-to-release-childrens-book-on-yuri-kochiyama\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T15:04:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T19:04:10","slug":"kaepernicks-publishing-company-to-release-childrens-book-on-yuri-kochiyama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kaepernicks-publishing-company-to-release-childrens-book-on-yuri-kochiyama\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaepernick&#8217;s company to publish kids&#8217; book on Yuri Kochiyama."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkaepernicks-publishing-company-to-release-childrens-book-on-yuri-kochiyama%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2018227&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former\u200d NFL Quarterback\u2062 Colin Kaepernick&#8217;s Publishing Company to Release Biography of Activist<\/h2>\n<p>Colin Kaepernick&#8217;s publishing\u2064 company is set to release an engaging biography that sheds light\u200b on the life of an influential activist. Titled\u2064 &#8220;The \u2062Bridges Yuri Built: How Yuri Kochiyama Marched Across Movements,&#8221; this children&#8217;s book\u200d is written by her great-granddaughter Kai Naima Williams. Yuri \u2062Kochiyama, who \u200cwas interned during World\u2063 War\u2064 II, dedicated her life to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nonprofit-responsible-for-canceling-dr-seuss-teams-up-with-google\/\" title=\"Nonprofit Responsible For Canceling Dr. Seuss Teams Up With Google\">fighting racial injustice<\/a> and \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kaepernicks-publishing-company-to-release-childrens-book-on-yuri-kochiyama\/\" title=\"Kaepernick's company to publish kids' book on Yuri Kochiyama.\">championing civil rights<\/a> \u2064causes until \u200dher passing in 2014. \u2064One of her \u200dnotable achievements\u2063 was the signing of the Civil Liberties Act by President Ronald Reagan, \u2064which granted reparations \u200bto Japanese-Americans who were interned during the war.<\/p>\n<h3>Controversial Interview Reveals Kochiyama&#8217;s Views<\/h3>\n<p>Approximately a\u200d decade before her death, Kochiyama gave an interview that\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-state-department-is-putting-brazilian-trans-activists-in-english-classes\/\" title=\"Brazilian trans activists are receiving English classes from Biden's State Department.\">sparked controversy due<\/a> to her opinions\u2064 on the U.S. government and admiration for certain leaders. When asked \u200cabout her idols, she\u200b expressed admiration for figures such as Osama bin Laden, Malcolm X, Che Guevara, Patrice \u200bLumumba, and Fidel Castro.\u2064 According to Kochiyama, these\u2064 leaders \u2062shared a strong dislike for the U.S. government, considering it arrogant, racist, hypocritical, self-righteous, and power-hungry. She also criticized the \u200cU.S. military&#8217;s actions \u2062and\u200b advocated for the abolition of\u2063 war and weaponry.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Bridges Yuri Built&#8221;\u200c aims to inspire young \u200dreaders through imaginative writing and\u2064 vibrant illustrations by Anastasia Magloire \u200bWilliams. Kaepernick\u200b Publishing, in its book description, emphasizes Yuri&#8217;s unwavering belief in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/max-lucado-apologizes-for-hurting-lgbt-community-amid-outrage-following-sermon-at-national-cathedral\/\" title=\"Max Lucado Apologizes For Hurting LGBT Community Amid Outrage Following Sermon At National Cathedral\">building bridges<\/a>\u2063 towards a better world.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"link-to-read-more\">here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<h3>Kaepernick&#8217;s Continued Impact in Children&#8217;s Literature<\/h3>\n<p>This release follows Kaepernick&#8217;s\u2064 previous children&#8217;s book on race, titled &#8220;I Color \u2064Myself Different,&#8221; \u2063which he published in\u2062 collaboration \u200bwith\u2063 Scholastic Publishing. Kaepernick established his\u2062 own publishing company in 2019, further expanding his influence in the literary world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The \u200bBridges Yuri Built&#8221; is scheduled for \u200crelease on\u2062 April 2nd\u2063 of next \u2064year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>of the most prominent activists in the civil rights movement. The biography, published by Kaepernick Publishing, sheds light on her remarkable journey and her contributions to various social justice movements. 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