Kiyoshi Kuromiya

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Kiyoshi Kuromiya
Born(1943-05-09)May 9, 1943
DiedMay 10, 2000(2000-05-10) (aged 57)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
Monrovia High School
Occupation(s)Author, civil and social justice advocate

Kiyoshi Kuromiya (May 9, 1943 – May 10, 2000) was a Japanese American author and civil rights, anti-war, gay liberation, and HIV/AIDS activist.

He was born in Wyoming at the World War II–era Japanese American internment camp known as Heart Mountain.[1] Kuromiya became an aide to Martin Luther King Jr. and a prominent opponent of the Vietnam War during the 1960s.

Site of the internment camp that Kuromiya's family was relocated to and where he was born

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Kuromiya was one of the founders of the Gay Liberation Front Philadelphia. He also founded the Critical Path Project and its newsletter. He was also the editor of ACT UP's Standard of Care, the first medical treatment and cultural competency guidelines produced for people living with HIV by people living with HIV/AIDS.[2] He died on May 10, 2000, a day after his 57th birthday.

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  1. Susie Ling (September 20, 2016). "The Kuromiyas of Monrovia: A Family of Unsung Heroes". Rafu Shimpo. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  2. Emmer, Pascal (2012-02-01). "Talkin' 'Bout Meta-Generation: ACT UP History and Queer Futurity". Quarterly Journal of Speech. 98 (1): 89–96. doi:10.1080/00335630.2011.638664. ISSN 0033-5630. S2CID 145395943.