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Feature film — 2014

Rise of the Wahine (2014)

5.01h 39mDocumentary

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.

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Director: Dean Kaneshiro

On screen

Cast & crew

Sarah Wayne Callies as Narrator

Sarah Wayne Callies

Narrator

D

Donnis Thompson

Herself (archive footage)

Patsy Mink as Self (archive footage)

Patsy Mink

Self (archive footage)

B

Beth McLachlin

Herself

D

Dave Shoji

Himself

W

Wendy Mink

Self

B

Bernice Sandler

Herself

L

Lacey O'Neal

Herself

C

Chris McLachlin

Himself

P

Pat Saiki

Herself

M

Marilyn Moniz-Kaho'ohanohano

Herself

S

Serena Michael

Herself

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