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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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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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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.
Featured in:
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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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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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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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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Philippine-American Collegiate Endeavor (PACE) position paper
TWLF strike position paper for Philippine-American Collegiate Endeavor (PACE).
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Asian American Activism, Module 2
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Third World Liberation Front Leaders
TWLF leaders marching down Bancroft Way at UC Berkeley, c.1969 included (left to right) Charles Brown (Afro-American Student Union), Ysidrio Macias (Mexican American Student Confederation), LaNada Means (Native American Student Union), and Stan Kadani (Asian American political Alliance).
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Asian American Activism, Module 2
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Robert “Bob” Illumin
Robert “Bob” Illumin was active in the Philippine American Collegiate Endeavor (PACE) at San Francisco State. PACE formed in 1967 to offer tutoring and support academics, becoming one of three Asian American organizations to join the TWLF at San Francisco State.
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Asian American Activism, Module 2
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Harvey Dong
Harvey Dong grew up in Sacramento, the child of Chinese immigrants. At UC Berkeley he joined the Asian American Political Alliance and the TWLF strike, and was part of the group that moved into the community, helping to found Everybody Bookstore in the International Hotel.
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Asian American Activism, Module 2
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Lillian Fabros Bando, 1976
Lillian Fabros, the daughter of Filipino immigrants, grew up working the fields in Salinas. She gained a social consciousness from these experiences and at UC Berkeley, joined the Asian American Political Alliance, protested the Vietnam War, and participated in the TWLF strike.
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Asian American Activism, Module 2
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Kyoko Takenaka
Kyoko Takenaka is a musician, filmmaker, performance artist, and Butoh dancer based across the US and Japan.
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Asian American Activism, Module 1
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Jess x. Snow
Jess X. Snow is a Chinese-diasporic filmmaker, multi-disciplinary artist, and poet.
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Asian American Activism, Module 1
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Ruby Ibarra
Ruby Ibarra is a Pilipina American rapper, producer, and director who often performs in English, Tagalog, and Bisaya.
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Asian American Activism, Module 1
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International Hotel Manilatown Center in 2005
Community efforts led to the 2005 completion of the International Hotel Manilatown Center low-income senior housing, which includes a community center, a historical display commemorating the original I-Hotel, and a mural depicting activists fighting to preserve affordable housing in San Francisco.
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Asian American Activism, Module 1
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Estella Habal Video Excerpt
Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP) organizer Estella Habal describes the night of the I-Hotel Evictions, when two thousand activists protested outside the hotel.
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Asian American Activism, Module 1
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Estella Habal
Estella Habal was a full-time Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP) organizer during the International Hotel struggle to resist evictions and gentrification.
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Asian American Activism, Module 1
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Oriental Student Union Flyer
Read It’s Way Past Time for Action, created by Asian American activists at the Oriental Student Union (OSU). What actions did OSU take before organizing the sit-in? What led them to this more high-profile action?
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Asian American Activism, Module 1
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Oriental Student Union Bulletin Number 4, p2
Read the Oriental Student Union (OSU) Bulletin Number 4, “Racism Remains at SCCC?!” What do you notice about what the OSU was demanding and why? What kind of obstacles did they face?
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Asian American Activism, Module 1
