Rise of the Wahine

Rise of the Wahine

Champions of Title IX

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2014-11-09

Documentary

Runtime: 99 minutes

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

Tiffany Taylor

Producer

Dean Kaneshiro

Director

Dean Kaneshiro

Story