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Yellow Seeds Newspaper Posted On-line

The nearly complete collection of the newspaper of Yellow Seeds, an anti-imperialist organization that operated in Philadelphia Chinatown in the 1970's has been posted on-line. The newspaper was also called Yellow Seeds. Prof. Tamara Nopper of Temple University carried out this archival work. Her blog is found...08/11/2010

"A high moral enterprise": Philadelphian Ed Nakawatase reflects on SNCC and 50 years of progress

by Helen Gym
4/12/10

It’s not often we have a chance to celebrate the amazing lives of extraordinary Philadelphians, but the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was just too...

04/13/2010
The Case of Chol Soo Lee 1973-82

see also story of his acquital

CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHOL SOO LEE CASE (1973-...

04/04/2010
Review: Chains of Babylon

In Chains of Babylon by Daryl Maeda looks at the history of the Asian American Movement, focusing on the creation of the Asian America identity. Chains see this evolution in relation to the dominant white culture and the emerging Black power movement. This identity was further developed by its solidarity with other oppressed groups globally, most notably with the Vietnamese...03/20/2010

Snake Dancers: A Panel of Lifelong Boston Asian American Movement Activists

API Movement Boston and its partners Asian American Resource Workshop, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center present a panel of community activists:

Snake Dancers:
A Panel of Lifelong Boston Asian American Movement Activists

Friday, September 18, 2009
5:00-8:30 pm
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
38 Ash St., Boston
(off Oak St., between Harrison Ave...09/16/2009

Changing Neighborhood: Ethnic Enclaves and the Struggle for Social Justice

Michael Liu and Kim Geron

From the Journal Social Justice by permission of the authors, all rights reserved

Introduction and Overview
One of the legacies of the Asian American experience is the formation of distinctive ethnic neighborhoods. Today, new...03/28/2009

NCRR Releases Archives of Japanese American Activism

Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR) have begun releasing on-line extensive documentation of their history of grass-roots organizing in the Japanese American community. In the documentation are primary documents, photos, videos, and summaries of campaigns. There is a special collection on...12/23/2008

Book Review: The Snake Dance of Asian American Activism, by Michael Liu, Kim Geron and Tracy Lai


Review by Todd Lee
 
The Snake Dance of Asian American Activism is an important book, and is essential reading for students of Asian American history, contemporary Asian American activists and anyone interested in the development and continuance of Asian American communities.   Mike Liu, Kim Geron and Tracy Lai...11/20/2008

A New History: The Snake Dance of Asian American Activism: Community, Vision, and Power

10/2/08

A new history of Asian American activism reinterprets the Asian American movement (AAM). Michael Liu, Kim Geron, and Tracy Lai describe the AAM's dramatic impact on the direction of Asian American political and social activity beginning in the 1960s, particularly in terms of neighborhood redevelopment, civil rights, international solidarity, and the Jesse Jackson presidential...10/02/2008

Chinese Progressive Association Boston 1st Newsletter

This is from the introduction of first newsletter of the Chinese Progressive Association in February 1978. At the time it was called the Chinatown People's Progressive Association

Introduction

After months of hard work and the cooperative efforts of many people, the Chinatown People's Progressive Association (CPPA) finally had its opening on July 17, 1977.

The...10/01/2008

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