Rise of the Wahine (2014)

Champions of Title IX

Directed by Dean Kaneshiro1h 39mDocumentary

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.

Rated
NR
Year
2014
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
9 November 2014
TMDB
5.0 (1)
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Sarah Wayne Callies
Sarah Wayne Callies
Narrator
D
Donnis Thompson
Herself (archive footage)
Patsy Mink
Patsy Mink
Self (archive footage)
B
Beth McLachlin
Herself
D
Dave Shoji
Himself
W
Wendy Mink
Self
B
Bernice Sandler
Herself
L
Lacey O'Neal
Herself
C
Chris McLachlin
Himself
P
Pat Saiki
Herself
M
Marilyn Moniz-Kaho'ohanohano
Herself
S
Serena Michael
Herself
B
Brianna Levy
Herself
K
Kathy Orimoto
Herself

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