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The United States of America is a nation where people are not united because of those three glaring frailties: racism, injustices and inequities.

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Yuri Kochiyama
Age: 93 †
Born: 1921
Born: May 19
Died: 2014
Died: June 1
Activist
Human Rights Activist
San Pedro
California
Mary Yuriko Nakahara
Yuri Nakahara Kochiyama
Three
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America
Injustices
States
Frailty
People
Racism
Injustice
Nation
Nations
Inequities
United
Frailties

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