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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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    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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    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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    Asian American Activism, Module 3
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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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    Asian American Activism, Module 3
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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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  • 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 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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    Asian American Activism, Module 2
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  • Typed Third World Liberation Front strike position paper for Asian American Political Alliance.

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    Asian American Political Alliance (AAPA) position paper

    The Third World Liberation Front strike position paper for Asian American Political Alliance (AAPA).

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    Asian American Activism, Module 2
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  • Typed Third World Liberation Front strike position paper for Intercollegiate Chinese for Social Action.

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    Intercollegiate Chinese for Social Action (ICSA) position paper

    The Third World Liberation Front strike position paper for Intercollegiate Chinese for Social Action (ICSA).

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    Asian American Activism, Module 2
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  • Typed TWLF strike position paper for Philippine-American Collegiate Endeavor.

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    Philippine-American Collegiate Endeavor (PACE) position paper

    TWLF strike position paper for Philippine-American Collegiate Endeavor (PACE).

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  • Crowd of people in outdoor gathering. People hold signs calling for healing between the Korean and African American community.

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    Module 4: Post-1965 Korean America and 1992 Los Angeles

    Jane Hong

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    Korean Americans
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  • A large commercial building, with sign reading "Koreatown Galleria" at center.

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    Module 5: Korean Americans and Hallyu since 2000

    Jane Hong

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    Korean Americans
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  • Street life of Ross Alley in San Francisco's Chinatown depicts Chinese men with queue hairstyle, wearing hats, and shanku - shirts and trousers.

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    Module 1: Overview

    Cecilia M. Tsu and Tamara Venit-Shelton

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    Chinese Americans and the Making of American History
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  • A photograph of a three white miners to the left of the sluice box and four Chinese miners to the right of the sluice box.

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    Module 2: Chinese Immigration and Labor from the Gold Rush to the Golden Spike, 1849-1869

    Cecilia M. Tsu and Tamara Venit-Shelton

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    Chinese Americans and the Making of American History
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    Module 3: Chinese American Community Formation: The First Generation

    Cecilia M. Tsu and Tamara Venit-Shelton

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    Chinese Americans and the Making of American History
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  • Two white men and a Chinese man in suits are seated at the table processing immigration papers as a group of Chinese women crowd around them.

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    Module 4: Living in the Era of Chinese Exclusion

    Cecilia M. Tsu and Tamara Venit-Shelton

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    Chinese Americans and the Making of American History
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  • Portrait of Anna May Wong wearing black tophat and holding a glass.

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    Module 5: Becoming Chinese American: The Second Generation

    Cecilia M. Tsu and Tamara Venit-Shelton

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    Chinese Americans and the Making of American History
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  • A Chinese Press ad titled "Repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act" shows image of USA and China shaking hands.

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    Module 6: World War II and the Cold War to 1965

    Cecilia M. Tsu, Tamara Venit-Shelton

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    Module 7: Chinese America Today

    Cecilia M. Tsu and Tamara Venit-Shelton

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    Chinese Americans and the Making of American History
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