MOVEMENT LEADERS
Who is Emma Gees husband?
Yuji Ichioka
How long did the Third World Liberationfront strike last for?
November 1968 - March 1969
When was the song created?
In 1973
Who especially had to rely on low-income housing?
The eldery population
Yuji Ichioka was the first teacher to teach what course at UCLA?
First Asian American course
Which president issued the procolamation for Asian American week and in what year?
March 28, 1979
What is the name of the song?
We are the Children
Who were they not allowed to marry?
white women
Who founded and co-founded the Asian American Political Alliance?
Founder:Yuji Ichioka
Co-Founder:Emma Gee
What were the three major events?
Third World Liberation Front Strike 1969, Nations First Asian American Heritage Week, March 9, 1979, and The Murder of Vincent Chin on June 19, 1982
Who was the songs audience?
The American public and other Asian Americans
What would students recieve from schools counselors and administrators?
strict and unreasonable discipline and racial bias
Who were the three main movement leaders?
Yuri Kochiyama, yuji ichioka, and Emma Gee
How was Vincent Chin killed and what were the consequences of taking his life?
Vincent Chin was brutally beaten by 2 white men and they only recived a 3,000$ fine and probation with no jail time
Who were the creators of the song?
Charlie Chin, Chris Iijima, and Nobuko JoAnne
How long did imigration laws remain discriminatory towards asians?
Until 1965
What was Yuri Kockiyamas background before becoming a movement leader?
Was in and Internment camp in Arkansas for 2 years, Her father was arrested labled as a prisoner of war after Pearl Harbor, Born and rasied in San Pedro California
What did the Third World Liberation Front Strike create the first of?
First ever college of Ethnic Studies
What was the message of the song?
Acknowledgement of the hard work & suffering that Asian Americans have gone through for America
What explotation and mistreatment did Asian Americans have to endure?
Harsh working conditions:long hours in dusty fields that cause health issues, little money and breaks. Families faced interment camps aswell as being targeted by taxes