Rise of the Wahine
Champions of Title IX
5.0
2014
1h 39m
Documentary
Overview
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.
Director
Dean Kaneshiro
Top Cast
Sarah Wayne Callies
Narrator
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Donnis Thompson
Herself (archive footage)
Patsy Mink
Self (archive footage)
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Beth McLachlin
Herself
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Dave Shoji
Himself
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Wendy Mink
Self
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Bernice Sandler
Herself
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Lacey O'Neal
Herself
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Chris McLachlin
Himself
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Pat Saiki
Herself
