Rise of the Wahine

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.

Directed by Dean Kaneshiro

Top cast

Sarah Wayne Callies

Narrator

D

Donnis Thompson

Herself (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

B

Brianna Levy

Herself

K

Kathy Orimoto

Herself

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