NEW! Publication Date June 15, 2009
UNTOLD CIVIL RIGHTS STORIES:
Asian Americans Speak Out for Justice
Editors: Stewart Kwoh, Asian Pacific American Legal Center and Russell C. Leong, UCLA Asian American Studies Center
High School Curriculum Guide: Esther Taira
UNTOLD CIVIL RIGHT STORIES is the first educational textbook directed to U.S. high school students, high school teachers, and communities and the role of Asian Americans in today's Civil Rights and social justice struggles, before and after 9/ll. Profiled in the book are Philip Vera Cruz, Lily Chin, the Ileto family, Beulah Kwoh, K.W. Lee, Fred Korematsu, Faustino Baclig, Amric Singh Rathour, and many others. Stories is also useful for college and adult education classes.
Contributors: May Lee Heye, Bill Ong Hing, Stewart Kwoh, Irene Lee, Dale Minami, Karen Narasaki, Angela Oh, Mary Ellen Kwoh Shu, Cas Tolentino, Kent Wong, Eric Yamamoto, Helen Zia.
A collaborative publication of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center.
INFO: 176 pages; photographs, charts, timeline. Color cover.
PRICE: $20.00
Educational Bulk Discounts for 20 and more copies.
Order your copy here online or contact the AASC Press at 310-825-2968 (aascpress@aasc.ucla.edu)
"Untold Civil Rights Stories is a social milestone that recognizes the unsung contributions of Asian Americans to America’s Civil Rights Movement. It shows mothers, daughters, sons and fathers - ordinary Americans - organizing around workplace, racial profiling and other issues that have affected all of us before and after 9/11. It has a broad multicultural experience and is solidly grounded in U.S. history. A must-read and a must-have for educators and students alike."
- Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, city of Los Angeles
"Untold Civil Rights Stories is an important contribution to a broader understanding of the contemporary struggle for democratic rights. It is essential reading in order to appreciate the contributions of Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage to the fight to secure civil rights, union representation, social justice and the American Dream."
- Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas, Los Angeles County
* Profiles * Teachers Lesson Plans * Historical Timeline * Photographs *
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Stewart Kwoh
Workers for Justice Today
Freeing Ourselves From Prison Sweatshops: Thai Garment Workers Speak Out
Julie Su
United Farm Workers (UFW) Movement: Philip Vera Cruz, Unsung Hero
Kent Wong
Family Organize Against Hate Crimes
Lily Chin: The Courage to Speak Out
Helen Zia
A Family Educates to Prevent Hate Crimes: The Case of Joseph Ileto
Stewart Kwoh
Crossing the Color Line and Building Racial Bridges in the Movies and in the Media
Breaking the Color Line in Hollywood: Beulah Ong Kwoh, Actor
Mary Ellen Kwoh Shu and Stewart Kwoh
Building Bridges between Races: Kyung Won Lee, Investigative Journalist
Angela Oh
Fighting for Constitutional RightsDuring and After World War II
One Man Seeks Justice from a Nation: Korematsu v. United States
Eric Yamamoto, Dale Minami and May Lee Heye
American Veteran in Exile: Manong: Faustino “Peping” Baclig
Casimiro Urbano Tolentino
Americans after September 11, 2001
Who Took the Rap? A Call to Action
Russell C. Leong
Defending the Unpopular Immigrant
Bill Ong Hing
A Citizen Fights for His Civil Rights after 9/11: Amric Singh Rathour
Karen K. Narasaki
Lessons for Students
Student to Student: The Rose That Grew From Concrete
Irene Lee
Lesson Plans and Timeline
Esther Taira
Contributors
Organizations
Acknowledgements
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