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Chizu Omori

Early Life

Life during the internment

After the internment

Present Life''' Following her involvement in the redress movement, Chizu is still a very active political activist. Even in her nineties she can be found protesting and does not show any signs of slowing down. Chizu Omori is very active in Tsuru for Solidarity, a group of Japanese Americans protesting the migrant detention centers and the way asylum seekers are being treated. As part of being in this group, Chizu shows up to weekly black lives matter protests in Oakland and attends countless zoom meetings. Chizu and her sister Emiko Omori can also be found going to a street corner every friday to do a vigil. Where she holds a sign saying “yellow power for black lives matter”.

Chizu Omori has also done many interviews with many sources talking about her experiences throughout her life. Omori has done interviews with Densho Digital Repository, news sources like Los Angeles Times, etc.

Omori was awarded the 2021 Outstanding Alumna Award by JAWAUCB due to her long standing commitment to civil and human rights.