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What did Asian American mean as a political identity in the 1960s?
In the 1960s, activists used Asian American as a coalition identity for people with different national, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds—not as a claim that they were all alike.
Who began the Delano grape strike, and when?
Filipino members of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee began the Delano grape strike on September 8, 1965.
What tactics did Delano workers use, and what major result followed?
Workers and supporters used strikes, marches, and a consumer boycott to demand better pay and conditions; growers signed major contracts in 1970.
Name two Filipino leaders of the farmworker movement.
Filipino organizers Larry Itliong and Philip Vera Cruz were important leaders in the movement.
What was notable about the 1982 New York City garment workers' strike?
In 1982, Chinese garment workers organized a New York City strike that brought tens of thousands of immigrant women into the streets.
Which coalition organized at San Francisco State College?
At San Francisco State College, Asian American, Black, Latino, and other student groups organized together in the Third World Liberation Front.
What were the main demands of the San Francisco State College strike?
The 1968–69 strike called for ethnic studies and greater access to higher education.
What lasting changes did the San Francisco State College strike help bring about?
The strike helped establish ethnic studies programs and made coalition organizing a central feature of the Asian American Movement.
What did the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 provide?
Congress passed the Civil Liberties Act in 1988; it acknowledged the injustice of wartime incarceration and provided an official apology and reparations to eligible survivors.
How did Japanese American redress organizers build support for their campaign?
Day of Remembrance events publicized the history of incarceration, while a federal commission investigated its causes; education, testimony, coalition support, and government advocacy also advanced the campaign.
How did activists respond to the lenient sentences in Vincent Chin's case?
After Vincent Chin's killers received lenient sentences, activists formed American Citizens for Justice and sought a federal civil-rights case.
What does building durable solidarity across communities require?
Durable solidarity requires listening across differences such as class, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and political outlook, rather than assuming those differences do not matter.