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  • Exterior of the International Hotel, a low-rise brick building near intersection of two streets. Behind the hotel are several high-rise buildings.

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    The International Hotel

    The International Hotel, located at 848 Kearny Street in Manilatown, San Francisco, galvanized the Asian American Movement. For almost ten years, a broad range of activists protested the evictions of Filipino and Chinese elders and the erosion of Manilatown.

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    Asian American Activism, Module 3
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  • I-Hotel tenant Felix Ayson, dressed in a plaid shirt and collared jacket and wearing a baseball cap, speaks with a supporter on the street.

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    I-Hotel Tenant Felix Ayson and Supporter

    I-Hotel tenant Felix Ayson speaks with a supporter after the eviction. Felix lived in the I-Hotel for fifty-five years, and was a strong organizer post-eviction.

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    Asian American Activism, Module 3
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  • Wahat Tompao, an elderly I-Hotel tenant dressed in a plaid jacket and wearing brimmed hat, sits in a chair outside of the hotel.

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    Portrait of I-Hotel Tenant Wahat Tompao

    I-Hotel tenant Wahat Tompao sits outside of the I-Hotel after being evicted on August 4, 1977. He fearlessly stood up to city officials and called attention to competing claims in the fight over the I-Hotel.

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    Asian American Activism, Module 3
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  • I-Hotel tenants gather in interior courtyard. Two tenants stand with watering cans next to plant beds. Another tenant stands in open window.

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    I-Hotel Tenants

    I-Hotel tenants (left to right) Claudio Domingo, Anacleto Moniz, and Luisa de la Cruz (also known as Mrs. D), together as a community embodying the bayanihan spirit.

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  • I-Hotel tenants gather in interior courtyard. Two tenants stand with watering cans next to plant beds. Another tenant stands in open window.

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    Manongs at Lucky M Pool Hall

    Manongs at the Lucky M Pool Hall, one of many establishments along Kearny Street in Manilatown where community members gathered.

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  • Rows of I-Hotel tenants and supporters line entrance of the hotel. Above them, strung across the brick facade, is a sign reading "Stop Eviction!"

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    Stop Eviction at I-Hotel

    In an important act of community resistance, I-Hotel tenants and community allies lined up in front of the I-Hotel in 1977 to resist its closure and demolition.

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  • A three page, typewritten document, entitled "The List of 15 Demands," outlines the 10 demands of the BSU and the 5 demands of the TWLF.

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    TWLF Strike Demands p3

    This document shows the 10 demands of the BSU and 5 demands of the TWLF, which together became the TWLF strike demands to create relevant educational content that included the histories and cultures of communities of color. They further valued both academic and experiential knowledge where students could learn by working on social problems in communities.

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    Asian American Activism, Module 2
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  • A three page, typewritten document, entitled "The List of 15 Demands," outlines the 10 demands of the BSU and the 5 demands of the TWLF.

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    TWLF Strike Demands p2

    This document shows the 10 demands of the BSU and 5 demands of the TWLF, which together became the TWLF strike demands to create relevant educational content that included the histories and cultures of communities of color. They further valued both academic and experiential knowledge where students could learn by working on social problems in communities.

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    Asian American Activism, Module 2
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    TWLF Strike Demands p1

    This document shows the 10 demands of the BSU and 5 demands of the TWLF, which together became the TWLF strike demands to create relevant educational content that included the histories and cultures of communities of color. They further valued both academic and experiential knowledge where students could learn by working on social problems in communities.

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    Asian American Activism, Module 2
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  • Leaflet with headline "Mass Strike Called." Two subheadings, "10 Student Demands" and "Students Ask to Walk Out," appear below.

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    TWLF Strike Leaflet

    This leaflet called for students to walk out of classes on November 6, 1968, the first day of the TWLF strike at San Francisco State College. It lists the 10 BSU-initiated demands adopted by the TWLF.

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    Chapter Overview: Yuri Kochiyama: The Politics of Love, Liberation, and Solidarity

    Diane C. Fujino and Darlene Lee

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    Module 1: Overview: Digital Exhibition

    Diane C. Fujino and Darlene Lee

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    Yuri Kochiyama: The Politics of Love, Liberation, and Solidarity
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  • The Senior Crusaders, made up of nine Japanese women at Jerome, Arkansas concentration camp, pose in two rows. They are wearing skirts and dresses.

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    Module 2: Japanese Americans During World War II: The Lasting Impact of Imprisonment

    Diane C. Fujino

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    Yuri Kochiyama: The Politics of Love, Liberation, and Solidarity
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  • Japanese American members of Nisei-Sino Service Organization sit on a couch with curtains hanging to the right. There are four men and three women.

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    Module 3: Becoming an Activist, Growing New Ideas

    Diane C. Fujino and Darlene Lee

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    Yuri Kochiyama: The Politics of Love, Liberation, and Solidarity
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  • African American activist Malcolm X, in a dark suit and tie, stands at center with four young women of color. Audee Kochiyama stands in front of him.

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    Module 4: Black Liberation and Afro-Asian Solidarity

    Diane C. Fujino and Darlene Lee

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    Yuri Kochiyama: The Politics of Love, Liberation, and Solidarity
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  • Asian American protestors walk through street holding banners and signs. Banner reads "Asian Coalition Unity is Strength" in English and Mandarin.

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    Module 5: Asian American Activism

    Diane C. Fujino and Darlene Lee

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    Yuri Kochiyama: The Politics of Love, Liberation, and Solidarity
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  • Sixteen casually dressed Asian Americans and Yuri Kochiyama pose on a shiny wooden floor in front of a large banner that reads "Asians for Mumia."

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    Module 6: Supporting Political Prisoners

    Diane C. Fujino and Darlene Lee

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    Yuri Kochiyama: The Politics of Love, Liberation, and Solidarity
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  • Photo of indoor mural with drawings of Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X. A tiger and a panther roaring are placed front of Yuri and Malcolm X.

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    Module 7: Legacy of Yuri Kochiyama

    Diane C. Fujino and Darlene Lee

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    Yuri Kochiyama: The Politics of Love, Liberation, and Solidarity
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  • A circular pond created by a bomb reflects the surrounding aquatic plants and sky on its surface. Palm trees dot the horizon.

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    Cambodian Americans

    Lina Chhun

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