Yuri Kochiyama Solidarity Project

Co-Director, Akemi Kochiyama-Ladson is a Harlem-based writer, scholar-activist and consultant whose work is focused on community building, solidarity and social justice. Akemi is Yuri’s granddaughter and co-editor of Passing It On: A Memoir by Yuri Kochiyama. 

Co-Director, Audee Kochiyama-Holman is the Director of Alumni Relations at the Asian Law Caucus, a Board member of EastSide Arts Alliance and an Advisory Council member of the Asian Prisoners Support Committee. Audee leads engagement, programming and events with our West Coast partners and collaborators. She is Yuri’s daughter and co-editor of Passing it On: A Memoir by Yuri Kochiyama.

Development Coordinator, Adam Isler brings over 14 years of non-profit fundraising and development experience to YKSP. His work spans the full range of development operations, with a career rooted in organizations working toward racial equity, civil rights, and social justice. He’s worked alongside Akemi since 2012 and Audee since 2021. When he isn’t working in development, he’s developing dishes for his small pop-up kitchen business.

Advisor Council:

Huong Nguyen-Yap | Vice President for Equity and Justice at Northern California Grantmakers

Karen Ijichi Perkins | Ijichi Perkins and Associates: Planning Consultant 

Peggy Saika | Former CEO, Common Counsel and former Executive Director, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP)

Speaker/Tour Request Form:

To make a request/inquiry for a speaking engagement or Harlem-based tour led by Akemi Kochiyama-Ladson, please complete this form.