Rise of the Wahine

Name: Rise of the Wahine
Director: Dean Kaneshiro
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014-11-09T
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 5.0
Cast: Sarah Wayne Callies, Donnis Thompson, Patsy Mink, Beth McLachlin, Dave Shoji

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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.

Actor: Sarah Wayne Callies, Donnis Thompson, Patsy Mink, Beth McLachlin, Dave Shoji, Wendy Mink, Bernice Sandler, Lacey O'Neal, Chris McLachlin, Pat Saiki

Director: Dean Kaneshiro

Years: 2014

Country: United States of America

Quality: HD

Production: Earth Suit Media, Angel & Company

Rise of the Wahine

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