Indigenous History
Who are the indigenous people of what is today San Jose?
Muwekma Ohlone
In the U.S., there are only 3 locations remaining of this ethnic enclave, one of which is in SJ.
Japantown
Sofía Mendoza is a local Chicana activist who ended city-wide voting. How does voting in SJ work now?
district-based
How long has the SJPJC been around?
Since the 1950s (1957)
What river has been a Muwekma ancestral heritage site for about 2,000 years?
(Thámien Rúmmeytak) Guadalupe River
This language describing the area of what is today Japantown comes from what government entity? "This is typically an Oriental and Negro center and contains the largest concentration of these races in the city. It was originally known as 'Chinatown', but the Chinese have been more or less crowded out... A Negro church is located in the south-central part and a Japanese church in the north-central part... Infiltration of: Lower Income group"
Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) (redlining)
Clara Shortridge Foltz was the first woman attorney in California. She helped change the law to allow allow for "any citizen or person" to become an attorney. What were the restrictions for being an attorney before then?
“any white male citizen”
Which famous Communist did the SJPJC help defend in the 70s?
Angela Davis
In 2024, members of Muwekma Ohlone marched from the Golden Gate Bridge to Washington DC as part of the “Trail of Truth”. Why?
To advocate for federal recognition.
In 2022, the City of San Jose overturned its ban of this activity, which is popular in Chicano culture.
cruising in lowriders
Sarah Massey Overton was a Black freedom fighter who advocated for what in the 1880s?
for African American children to be enrolled in public schools
In 1966, four ladies from the SJPJC dressed in their "Sunday Best" went to protest in Alviso. What were they doing?
Blocking shipments of napalm