Yuri Yamamoto was born October 3, 1960 in Musashino in Tokyo. Yuri has always been politically active as her mother had gone to demonstrations while she was in her womb. Currently working on the board of Raleigh against racism she is primarily focusing on racial equity and its intersections with class issues. One of the most memorable moments in Ms. Yamamoto’s times as an activist was her creation of a book that featured stories on Unitarian Universalists of color. She believes that in the ideal world, there should not be specific roles that women have in politics. Racism and colonialism are the two most important historical political issues in Yuri Yamamoto’s opinion as she believes this are two things that cannot be separated from one another. --Compiled by Delaney Rhodes
Carlyle Campbell Library
