"On Strike!" San Francisco State College Strike, 1968-69: The Role of Asian American Students.

Umemoto, Karen

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ERIC Number: EJ396112

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Publication Date: 1989

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"On Strike!" San Francisco State College Strike, 1968-69: The Role of Asian American Students.

Umemoto, Karen

Amerasia Journal, v15 n1 p3-41 1989

In 1968 the Third World Liberation Front at San Francisco State College went on strike with demands for education more relevant and accessible to non-White communities. Five months of conflict helped establish the first school of ethnic studies in the nation. Political consciousness among Asian American students during the strike is analyzed. (VM)

Descriptors: Activism, Asian American Students, Colleges, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Change, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Studies, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Social Change, Strikes, Student Organizations, Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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