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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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  • Advocates of Hawaiian independence, dressed in matching Kū I Ka Pono t-shirts, march down the street holding Hawaiian flags.

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    Module 5: Aloha ʻĀina: Pathways of Sovereignty and Independence

    Davianna Pōmaikaʻi McGregor

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    Kānaka ’Ōiwi: Indigenous Hawaiians
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  • Uniformed Fita Fita Guardsmen stand on the Naval station dock in Tutuila, Amerika Sāmoa, as they prepare lines for the coming USS Trenton warship.

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    Module 2: Friends or Foes: Making American Sāmoa

    Lana Lopesi

    Chapter:

    Samoans in the United States
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  • Samoan American Liz sits on the hood of a car while holding her baby. Her cousin Vaisola sits next to her and leans over to see the baby.

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    Module 3: Toloa or Eagle: Flights of Migration

    Lana Lopesi

    Chapter:

    Samoans in the United States
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    Module 4: Culture and Cheehoos: Samoan Diasporic Identities

    Lana Lopesi

    Chapter:

    Samoans in the United States
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  • Dressed casually, wrestlers Leati Joseph Anoaʻi, known as Roman Reigns (left), and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (right) pose together at WrestleMania.

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    Module 5: The Samoan Dynasty: Samoans in Sports

    Lana Lopesi

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    Samoans in the United States
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    Module 6: Social Issues in the Diaspora and Youth Activism

    Lana Lopesi

    Chapter:

    Samoans in the United States
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  • Brick exterior of grocery store with market's name painted in white at the top of the building. Patrons sit and stand by benches near entrance.

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    Chapter Overview: Asian Americans in the United States South

    Heidi Kim

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  • A lithograph of Eng and Chang Bunker surrounded by idyllic scenes of family life, leisure, labor, and assimilation to the American lifestyle.

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    Module 1: Overview

    Heidi Kim

    Chapter:

    Asian Americans in the United States South
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  • Chinese Americans Edward Woo, wearing a t-shirt and pants, and Nancy Gee, wearing a dress, stand inside his grocery store, Eddie’s Lucky Leadway.

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    Module 2: Labor and Migration

    Heidi Kim

    Chapter:

    Asian Americans in the United States South
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