Nexi: Filipino Radicalism in Two Generations

							         Nexi: Filipino Radicalism in Two
                    Generations
  Second Generation and Immigrant Needs, Issues

 history, consciousness and political motivation
 The ‘50s, McCarthyism, anti-communism and sociopolitical
  contradictions of Cold War US
    US government persecution of ILWU 37, Seattle
        Victory in federal court
    Itliong, Veracruz and PACE (SF State College)
        before AWOC
        the Grape Strike and the Civil Rights Movement
 the ’60s as culmination of discontent
    Post-1965 Filipino immigrants
        First and 1.5 youth needs, issues
        PACE at SFSC, 1967
        radical politics and social change
 the I-Hotel and the national Left agenda
        hypothesis: national Left agenda = housing
 Filipino Identity, Racial Politics and
         The Anti-Marcos Era

- The I-Hotel : 1968-1977
    local issue Asian American issue, at first
 SF State College Strike: 11/68-3/69
    Asian Americanism; EOP, affirmative action
    Establishment of the first School of Ethnic Studies
    interethnic support for local community issues and needs
    Student activism, UFW and I-Hotel politics
    UCB Student Strike, Pilipino American Alliance (PAA)
 Ethnic studies at UCB, Davis, UCLA, LA State,
  etc.
             Filipino American
             Advocacy Politics
 Fraternal organizations
 Direct service agencies
    Founded by liberal/radical students and social service
     workers
 Manilatown Senior Services Center (1969)
    Joaquin Legaspi, Jovina Navarro, Violeta Marasigan
    United Filipino Association (1968), Rev. Antonio Ubalde
    I-Hotel Tenants Association (1972), Emil deGuzman
 Bayanihan, United Filipino Youth
  Organization,Samahan, Hanapin at Maglinkod,
  Pilipino Organizing Cmte. (1969-1971)
        PACE, SFSC Student Strike
               1968-1969
 Philippine American Collegiate Endeavor
    community service, political action
    Patrick Salaver, founder (1967)
        Original coordinators: Robert Ilumin, Alex Soria,
         Ronald Quidachay, Manuel Difuntorum (Orvy Jundis,
         art, weapons collector);
        Formation of the Third World Liberation Front
        Second leadership group (1968+): Edward delaCruz,
         Edward Ilumin, Juanita Tamayo, Virginia Evangelista, El
         Evangelista, Edna Salaver [Vida Chann]
    Campus and Community
        Educational Opportunity Program
        School of Ethnic Studies
        Asian American Studies
        Bayanihan Youth (SOMA), Filipino American Mission
         Org.
        International Hotel
         Advocacy Politics 2
 Asian Law Caucus (1972)
    Ken Kawaichi, Dale Minami, Neil Gotanda
    Salazar, et.al. v. Blue Cross Insurance Co. (1974)
 Pilipino Organizing Committee (SoMa)
 West Bay Filipino Multi-Services (1976)
    Anita Sanchez, David Ilumin, Leonard Luna
    Ed delaCruz
 Ang Katipunan ng Demokratikong Pilipino
    Anti-Marcos refugees, political asylees
    NCRCLP, MFP
 Gender, sexuality and radicalism
    growth of national power, extremism
    Anti-KDP resistance
    Pragmatic progressivism versus ideological rigidity
    For the record: Kalayaan and Ang Katipunan
         Community Development:
     Political and Economic Franchise
 RP politics
    Social reform and radicalism
    Marcos and Martial Law
 Political polarization
    Middle, Right versus Left
    Fil-Am Councils
    Community Service organizations/agencies
          From campus to community
          Advocacy politics
    FAPA [NaFFAA]
    KDP
    POC
    PACE, PAA
 Filipino ethnic professional associations
    Teachers
    accountants, dentists, engineers and architects,
       businesspeople
    Civil service workers, managers