Rise of the Wahine Poster

Rise of the Wahine

50.00% | November 9, 2014 | Documentary

In the years following the Civil Rights movement and the passage of Title IX in 1972, Dr. Donnis Thompson (a headstrong African-American female coach), Patsy Mink (the first Asian-American U.S. congresswoman), and Beth McLachlin (the team captain of a rag-tag female volleyball team), battled discrimination from the halls of Washington D.C. to the dusty volleyball courts of the University of Hawaii, fighting for the rights of young women to play sports.

Featured Crew

Dean Kaneshiro
Director
Dean Kaneshiro
Writer
Dean Kaneshiro
Editor

Cast

Donnis Thompson
Donnis Thompson
Herself (archive footage)
Patsy Mink
Patsy Mink
Self (archive footage)
Dave Shoji
Dave Shoji
Himself

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