Rise of the Wahine
Champions of Title IX
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.
Directed by Dean Kaneshiro · Written by Dean Kaneshiro
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Sarah Wayne Callies Narrator - Donnis Thompson Herself (archive footage)
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Patsy Mink Self (archive footage) - Beth McLachlin Herself
- Dave Shoji Himself
- Wendy Mink Self
- Bernice Sandler Herself
- Lacey O'Neal Herself
- Chris McLachlin Himself
- Pat Saiki Herself
- Marilyn Moniz-Kaho'ohanohano Herself
- Serena Michael Herself
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