Untold civil rights stories : Asian Americans speak out for justice / Stewart Kwoh & Russell C. Leong, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kwoh, Stewart.

Leong, Russell.

Asian Pacific American Legal Center.

University of California, Los Angeles. Asian American Studies Center.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Americans--Civil rights--History.

Asian Americans.

Asian Americans--Attitudes.

Asian Americans--Social conditions.

United States--Ethnic relations.

United States.

Asian Americans--Civil rights.

Ethnic relations.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

163 pages : illustrations, map ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : Asian Pacific American Legal Center/ UCLA Asian American Studies Center, ©2009.

Contents:

Freeing ourselves from prison sweatshops: Thai garment workers speak out / Julie Su

United Farm Workers (UFW) movement: Philip Vera Cruz, unsung hero / Kent Wong

Lily chin: the courage to speak out / Helen Zia

A family educates to prevent hate crimes: the case of Joseph Ileto / Stewart Kwoh

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

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

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

Student to student: the rose that grew from concrete / Irene Lee

Lesson plans and timeline / Esther Taira.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

"Resources for students, teachers and communities."

Other Format:

Online version: Untold civil rights stories.

ISBN:

9780934052436

0934052433

OCLC:

438948974

Publisher Number:

99994078576