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Colonial Spheres of Influence in Asia 1850-1914
This map shows the various colonial spheres of influence in Asia between 1850–1914.
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The Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire began in the fourteenth century and ended in the early twentieth century, and controlled much Western Asia, Southeastern Europe, and parts of North Africa. The Ottomans closed their borders to land trade during the bubonic plague in the fifteenth century.
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The Silk Road
The Silk Road was an ancient trading route that connected Asia to Europe, by merchants who travelled by foot, horse, or camel.
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NYTWA Covid-19 Resource Guide
During Covid-19, thousands of taxi drivers turned to the NYTWA for help. In response, the NYTWA created this Resource Guide to provide information on accessing health care, rental assistance, food, unemployment insurance, stimulus checks, and ways to deal with discrimination.
Featured in:
Asian American Activism, Module 5
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Uber and Lyft Drivers On Strike
In 2019, Uber and Lyft drivers went on strike to protest low wages with the influx of drivers; this video features Inder Parmer, a striking Uber driver.
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Asian American Activism, Module 5
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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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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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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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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
