Rise of the Wahine

Rise of the Wahine

5 | 2014-11-09 | 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 Writer
Paulette Wooton Music
Brad Watanabe Second Unit Cinematographer
Dean Kaneshiro Editor
Tiffany Taylor Producer
Peter Fowler Second Unit Cinematographer
Nikki Miyamoto Second Unit Cinematographer
Dean Kaneshiro Story
Dean Kaneshiro Cinematography
Dean Kaneshiro Director

Cast

Donnis Thompson
Donnis Thompson
Herself (archive footage)
Patsy Mink
Patsy Mink
Self (archive footage)
Dave Shoji
Dave Shoji
Himself
Wendy Mink
Wendy Mink
Herself
Lacey O'Neal
Lacey O'Neal
Herself
Pat Saiki
Pat Saiki
Herself

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