DOC 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Manzanar, Mass Incarceration, Jim Crow Laws
31 Jan 2017
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Pan-asian american movement in the 1960s and 1970s. Fought against stereotypes, racial injustice, efforts to pit asian americans against other people of color in the us. Leaders were already involved in other anti-racist groups. Black, brown, yellow, & left: radical activism in la . Case study of three different ethnic-based activist groups in la. Casa: center for social action and autonomy. Pulido examines these groups as part of the third world liberation front (twlf) Explores each group and the ties between them. University and community as dual sites of activism in conversation and cooperation with each other. Rejection of oriental for it"s colonial connection. Crucial to development of the asian american movement. Campus organization: provided support, cultural activities, political engagement. Ethnic studies: key academic discipline established in the 1960s. Not from one single group, tried to form pan-asian ideals. Part of legacy of internment camps (67)
