Mountain movers : student activism & the emergence of Asian American studies /

This book shares the narratives of nine remarkable students. For each of these Asian Americans, their ethnic heritages amd racialized experiences, their family backgrounds, their education and the social movements of their day intersected so that they became agents of change. Specifically, they orga...

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Other Authors: Jeung, Russell, 1962- (Editor), Umemoto, Karen (Editor), Dong, Harvey (Editor), Mar, Eric, 1962- (Editor), Tsuchitani, Lisa Hirai (Editor), Pan, Arnold (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : UCLA Asian American Studies Center, [2019]
Edition:1st edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Origins : people, time, place, dreams / by Malcolm Collier and Daniel Phil Gonzales
  • The strike is not over : Irene Dea Collier, oral history
  • Opening doors for organizing and advocacy work : Jeff Mori, oral history
  • UC Berkeley's Asian American studies : 50 years of growing pains and gains / by L. Ling-chi Wang
  • Still relevant today: changing the world : Harvey Dong, oral history
  • Stand fast & don't go quietly into the night : Lillian Fabros, oral history
  • The founding of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center / by Jean-Paul R. deGuzman
  • Back in 1969: protests, Yellow power, and the emergence of Asian American Studies : Amy Uyematsu, oral history
  • Living a commitment to service: Pilipino studesnt & the beginning of Asian American Studies : Casimiro Tolentino, oral history
  • Standing on the shoulders of giants : Holly RaƱa Lim, oral history
  • Honoring community resilience & resistance : Nkauj Iab Yang, oral history
  • Sharing leadership, challenging systems : a grounded perspective of Asian America Studies : Preeti Sharma, oral history.