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1. 1 media/Vietnam War Peace Rally Los Angeles Little Tokyo_thumb.jpeg 2022-07-20T18:30:17+00:00 Gina Leon f0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49 1970 Asian American Women's Movement Activists 1 Although not widely known outside the Asian community or among feminist activists and scholars outside of the Los Angeles area, there was a thriving, militant Asian American women's movement in southern California starting in the late 1960s/early 1970s. Like other movements among feminists of color, it both grew out of and remained tied to the larger national/ethnic movement and the anti-war movement. Asian American consciousness and activism most often developed on college campuses and, ultimately, often led to the development of Asian American studies. The core women activists in the Los Angeles area, however, focused most of their political work and organizing in grass roots community programs, and looked to Chinese and Vietnamese women revolutionaries for their inspiration. Many of them were members of the Community Workers Collective, which engaged in studying political liberation movements in other countries as a basis for their community organizing. Based on their study and organizing experience, the Asian Women's Group developed one of the first multi-media interactive presentations on the Asian women's movement which was performed at venues along the West Coast. They also founded the first Asian Women's Center in the US, establishing principles of unity to guide their programs; and collectivized their salaries to generate more staff and programs. They collaborated in anti-Vietnam War activities, and used their resources to support other struggles such as Wounded Knee. Despite ongoing struggles with the men in the larger Asian American movement, these women activists remained committed to and involved in the broader movement and eschewed separatism. The Asian American activists included in this series include: May Ying Chen, Miya Iwataki and Evelyn Yoshimura. An additional interview with long-time Asian American male activist, Alan Nishio, sheds further light both on the activities of the women and on the relationship between them and the broader Asian American movement in Los Angeles. media/Vietnam War Peace Rally Los Angeles Little Tokyo.jpeg plain 2022-07-20T18:30:17+00:00 California State University, Long Beach University Archives (Content extracted from here) 1970 Gina Leon f0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49
2. 1 media/CAA 1969-79_thumb.jpeg 2022-07-21T22:32:18+00:00 Gina Leon f0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49 1969 Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) 1 Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) was founded in 1969 to protect the civil and political rights of Chinese Americans and to advance multiracial democracy in the United States. Today, CAA is a progressive voice in and on behalf of the broader Asian American and Pacific Islander community. We advocate for systemic change that protects immigrant rights, promotes language diversity, and remedies racial and social injustice. Founded in 1969 by a group of young activists, CAA has a proud history of achieving social change. For five decades CAA has challenged systemic discrimination to advance civil rights and equality, created coalitions that bridge traditional boundaries, and prioritized the needs of our community’s most marginalized members. Some of our historic accomplishments include preparing the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Lau v. Nichols, protesting the brutal hate crime murder of Vincent Chin, combating the racial profiling and incarceration of Dr. Wen Ho Lee, winning groundbreaking local and state immigrant rights legislation, and successfully campaigning for the permanent Chinatown campus for City College of San Francisco. media/CAA 1969-79.jpeg plain 2022-07-21T22:32:18+00:00 1969 Gina Leon f0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49