As America commemorates the 50th anniversary of the legendary civil rights marches

As America commemorates the 50th anniversary of the legendary civil rights marches at Selma, and celebrates the black leaders at the forefront of history, the story of an Asian-American activist, who stood with Dr. King, is often overlooked.

Steven Kiyoshi Kuromiya was one of the handful of Asian Americans who went to Selma to join the fight for African-American civil rights. In many ways, it was in his blood to battle injustice. Kuromiya was born May 9, 1943, while his Japanese American family was incarcerated in a World War II internment camp at Heart Mountain, Wyoming.