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UNINA9910452350503321 |
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Autore |
Habal Estella <1949-> |
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Titolo |
San Francisco's International Hotel [[electronic resource] ] : mobilizing the Filipino American community in the anti-eviction movement / / Estella Habal |
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Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2007 |
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1-281-24305-1 |
9786611243050 |
1-59213-447-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Collana |
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Asian American history and culture |
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Older people - Housing - California - San Francisco |
Eviction - California - San Francisco |
Filipino Americans - California - San Francisco |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-218) and index. |
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Introduction : "Coming home to a fresh crop of rice" -- Manilatown, Manongs, and the student radicals -- A home or a parking lot? Human rights vs. property rights, 1968-69 -- "Peace with a lease" : renovation and revolution, 1969-74 -- The tiger leaps : fighting the Four Seas Investment Corporation, 1974-77 -- "Makibaka! Dare to struggle!" : the IHTA and the KDP, 1977 -- People's power versus propertied elites, 1977 -- The fall of the I-Hotel : eviction and demolition, 1977-79 -- Conclusion : the rise of the I-Hotel, 1979-2005. |
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The struggle to save the International Hotel and prevent the eviction of its elderly residents became a focal point in the creation of the contemporary Asian American movement, especially among Filipinos. Like other minorities who were looking for positive models in their past to build an identity movement, Filipino youth found their ""roots"" in the stories and lives of the ""manongs"" (respected elders), and the anti-eviction movement became a key site for the formation of a distinct Filipino American consciousness. Estella Habal, a student activist during the anti-eviction protests, r |
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UNINA9910153284503321 |
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Autore |
Steinberger Emil |
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Titolo |
Wahre Lugengeschichten / / Emil Steinberger |
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Montreux, [Switzerland] : , : Edition E, , 2010 |
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©2010 |
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Edizione |
[4. Auflage.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (162 p.) |
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German fiction - 20th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Über den Erzähler; Gegrüsst seist Du Maria; Der Wind; Das Gratishotel; Vor der Tür; Das Vorsprechen; KNIEMIL; Der Durst; Hallo Peking; In der Kantine; Wo ist das Theater?; Die Apfelrösti; Der freie Tag; Das Frühstück; Die Signierstunde; Die Werbung; Im Gefängnis; Der kleine Emil; Der Fotograf; Das Gästebuch; Militär-Circus; Der Flug; Polizeiposten in L.A.; Hallo Taxi!; Im Speisewagen; Freiheit; Der Schiffskellner; Das Bettmümpfeli; Der Opernbesuch; Das Lachorchester; Der Schiedsrichter; Der Spion |
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Lügen im Alltag ist ja nicht gerade eine gute Qualität eines Menschen. Aber ein Augustinus, ein katholischer Kirchengelehrter hat 400 Jahre nach Christus gesagt, dass alle Spassmacher lügen und Theaterstücke voll von Lügen sein können, aber nur mit der Absicht zu unterhalten und deshalb seien diese Lügen legal. Emil Steinberger hat in die 30 Geschichten in diesem Buch sechs Geschichten versteckt, die nicht wahr sind. Jetzt ist der Detektiv in Ihnen gefragt. Wenn Sie die sechs Geschichten herausgefunden haben, dann verleiht Ihnen das Kriminalamt eine Auszeichnung ... Aber 24 Geschichten sind wa |
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