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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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    Asian American Activism, Module 5
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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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    Asian American Activism, Module 4
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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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    Asian American Activism, Module 4
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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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    Asian American Activism, Module 4
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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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    Asian American Activism, Module 4
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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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  • 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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  • Black and white photo of a young Ruby Tape dressed in a hat and a fur scarf while holding a leather purse standing on sandy ground.

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    Module 5: A Modern Chinese American Woman

    Mae Ngai

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights
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  • Samoan American Laulauga Tausaga-Collins stands in the National Athletics Centre. She poses with her gold medal and the U.S. flag wrapped around her.

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    Chapter Overview: Samoans in the United States

    Lana Lopesi

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  • Sunrise on the beach of Ofu, American Sāmoa. Mountains are on the left with palm trees at the base and large rocks on the shore.

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    Module 1: Overview: Samoans in the United States

    Lana Lopesi

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    Samoans in the United States
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  • Mural on the side of Bridge West Academy depicts a girl dressed in the Bangladeshi flag with a Bengal tiger, Bengali script, Shaheed Minar and hills.

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    Chapter Overview: Bangladeshi Americans

    Nazli Kibria, Elora Halim Chowdhury, Fariba S. Alam, and Sharbari Ahmed

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  • A sign with concrete footings placed on a lawn that reads "Welcome to Banglatown". Images of a Bengali flag and an American flag are next to the text.

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    Module 1: Bangladeshi Migration and Settlement in the US

    Nazli Kibria, Elora Halim Chowdhury, Fariba S. Alam, and Sharbari Ahmed

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    Bangladeshi Americans
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  • Refugees carry their belongings while trekking across a dry riverbed in the Ganges Delta at Kushtia.

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    Module 2: Bangladeshi Americans and the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War

    Elora Halim Chowdhury, Fariba S. Alam, Nazli Kibria, Sharbari Ahmed

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    Bangladeshi Americans
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  • A Chinese man holds a carrying pole with two buckets on either end over his shoulders standing between a mountainside and piles of rubble.

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    Chapter Overview: Chinese Americans and the Making of American History

    Cecilia M. Tsu and Tamara Venit Shelton

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  • Magazine cover of Patsy Mink, a Japanese American woman wearing sleeveless dress. Mink poses holding a bill with U.S. Capitol Dome in background.

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    Patsy Takemoto Mink: Fierce and Fearless

    Judy Tzu-Chun Wu and Gwendolyn Mink

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    Module 1: Overview

    Judy Tzu-Chun Wu and Gwendolyn Mink

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    Patsy Takemoto Mink: Fierce and Fearless
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