Rise of the Wahine
First aired on Nov 9, 2014
Runtime: 99 mins
50%
Genres: 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 Cast: click image to view more
Sarah Wayne Callies | Narrator
Donnis Thompson | Herself (archive footage)
Patsy Mink | Self (archive footage)
Beth McLachlin | Herself
Dave Shoji | Himself
Wendy Mink | Self
Featured Crew
Dean Kaneshiro | Director
Dean Kaneshiro | Writer
Dean Kaneshiro | Editor
Paulette Wooton | Music
Dean Kaneshiro | Cinematography
Andrew Ketchum | Sound
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