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  • A two page, typewritten letter addressed to Mayor Rudy Giuliani. The letter outlines the NYTWA's demands ahead of their upcoming strike.

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    NYTWA Letter to New York Mayor

    This letter to Mayor Rudy Giuliani from the NYTWA announces the organization’s first strike and list of demands in 1998 from Bhairavi Desai on behalf of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance.

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    Asian American Activism, Module 5
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  • Flyer, distributed to cab drivers, shares information regarding upcoming NYTWA strike.

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    1998 NYTWA Strikes

    This flyer, passed out to cab drivers around New York City, announced the second of three NYTWA strikes in 1998. Though the flyers were in English, the word spread in many other languages as well.

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  • Lease Drivers Coalition members gather in street for protest. Several people stand behind banner reading "Justice. Respect. Dignity."

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    Lease Drivers Coalition

    Taxi drivers holding a banner for “Justice. Respect. Dignity” at the Lease Drivers Coalition’s major motorcade in August 1997. An estimated 2,000 drivers participated in the protest.

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  • A map of Asia spanning Russia, China, India and Indonesia.

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    Map of Asia

    When the New York Taxi Workers Alliance started, about 60 to 70 percent of cab drivers were South Asian, mainly of Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi heritages. In the 2020s, drivers also included many people of Nepalese, Tibetan, Burmese, Malaysian, and Chinese backgrounds. This map by the Nations Online Project shows the region of Asia where many drivers have come from.

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  • Facade of the reconstructed I-Hotel, a low-rise building with light brown exterior. A mural, featuring portraits of former tenants, is on top floor.

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    The New I-Hotel

    The new I-Hotel sits at the same site as the original. The mural by Johanna Poethig commemorates the fight for low-income housing and pays tribute to former tenants such as Etta Moon, Luisa de la Cruz, Wahat Tompao, and Al Robles.

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    Asian American Activism, Module 4
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  • Block print poster with text "Fight For Decent Low Rent Housing" at the top. Poster features drawings of Felix Ayson, I-Hotel tenant, and others.

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    Fight For Decent Low Rent Housing

    This poster for the Fight for Decent Low Rent Housing by artist Rachael Romero and the San Francisco Poster Brigade features Felix Ayson and the International Hotel struggle.

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  • Aerial view of street in front of the I-Hotel. Rows of supporters form human barricade in front of the building. Rows of police stand opposite them.

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    I-Hotel Supporters Form Human Barricade

    I-Hotel supporters and the International Hotel Tenants Association form a human barricade in front of the I-Hotel when tenants were forcibly evicted on August 4, 1977 night and faced 300 police in riot gear.

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    I-Hotel Supporters Link Arms

    I-Hotel supporters, including Pam Tau Lee (center), link arms to form a human barricade in front of the I-Hotel.

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  • People protesting I-Hotel eviction sit and stand outside of the building. They gather in front of a large sign with the words "We Won't Move."

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    I-Hotel Protest

    Women sit in front of the iconic “WE WON’T MOVE” sign outside of the I-Hotel to protest the eviction of long standing tenants.

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  • Poster with "Fight For The International Hotel" written at the top, translated into multiple languages below. At center is a drawing of tenants.

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    Fight for the International Hotel Poster

    This Fight for the International Hotel poster, created by Rachael Romero (artist) and San Francisco Poster Brigade, features text translated into multiple languages to bring community members together.

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    Asian American Activism, Module 3
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  • Five South Asian women march in a row on a street between tall buildings. They each hold multi-colored signs that spell out the word "Sakhi."

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    Module 1: Asian American and Pacific Islander Women Stereotypes and Counternarratives

    Christine Chai, Candice Custodio-Tan, and Cecilia Tran

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    Asian American and Pacific Islander Women Representations and Voices
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  • Chinese American actress Anna May Wong poses in an embroidered bra and matching skirt with her arms raised above her head.

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    Module 2: Misrepresentations of Women in War and Empire

    Christine Chai, Candice Custodio-Tan, and Cecilia Tran

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    Asian American and Pacific Islander Women Representations and Voices
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  • Kanaka ʻŌiwi activist Terrilee Kekoʻolani-Raymond speaks into a microphone during outdoor rally. Next to her is a white flag embroidered with "SOS."

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    Module 3: Women Reclaiming their Lands and Stories

    Christine Chai, Candice Custodio-Tan, and Cecilia Tran

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    Asian American and Pacific Islander Women Representations and Voices
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  • An Asian woman and a Black woman of the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union stand with signs around their necks explaining reasons to strike.

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    Module 4: Women’s Solidarity for Labor Rights

    Christine Chai, Candice Custodio-Tan, and Cecilia Tran

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    Asian American and Pacific Islander Women Representations and Voices
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  • Hina Wong-Kalu, wearing a dress covered by a patterned wrap over her shoulder and a braided lei, poses in outdoor portrait.

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    Module 5: Art and Social Change

    Christine Chai, Candice Custodio-Tan, and Cecilia Tran

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    Asian American and Pacific Islander Women Representations and Voices
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  • Colorful oil painting of CHamoru woman. She is seated on a couch wearing a patterned textile wrapped around her waist and floral crown.

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    Module 3: CHamoru Diasporic Arts

    Jesi Lujan Bennett

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    CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities
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  • Seven Japanese American men in three piece suits, trench coats, and hats, stand in front of M. Furuya Company. Japanese goods are in window displays.

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    Chapter Overview: Asian American Pioneer Entrepreneurs: Realities of the American Dream

    Susie J. Pak

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  • Seven Japanese American men in three piece suits, trench coats, and hats, stand in front of M. Furuya Company. Japanese goods are in window displays.

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    Module 1: Entrepreneurship and Asian American Business

    Susie J. Pak

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    Asian American Pioneer Entrepreneurs: Realities of the American Dream
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  • Betty Tom Chu, wearing a suit and glasses, smiles at camera as she sits with her arms folded on desk in front of her. A large credenza is behind her.

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    Module 2: Asian Americans in Banking and Finance

    Susie J. Pak

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    Asian American Pioneer Entrepreneurs: Realities of the American Dream
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