03169nam 2200661 a 450 991082714760332120240416223930.01-281-24305-197866112430501-59213-447-5(CKB)1000000000485683(EBL)334642(OCoLC)476144293(SSID)ssj0000241099(PQKBManifestationID)11219326(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000241099(PQKBWorkID)10267472(PQKB)10502279(MiAaPQ)EBC334642(OCoLC)220145963(MdBmJHUP)muse15478(Au-PeEL)EBL334642(CaPaEBR)ebr10216886(CaONFJC)MIL124305(EXLCZ)99100000000048568320061020d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSan Francisco's International Hotelmobilizing the Filipino American community in the anti-eviction movement /Estella Habal1st ed.Philadelphia Temple University Press20071 online resource (257 p.)Asian American history and cultureDescription based upon print version of record.1-59213-446-7 1-59213-445-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-218) and index.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.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, rAsian American history and culture.Older peopleHousingCaliforniaSan FranciscoEvictionCaliforniaSan FranciscoFilipino AmericansCaliforniaSan FranciscoOlder peopleHousingEvictionFilipino Americans362.6/3Habal Estella1949-1690525MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827147603321San Francisco's International Hotel4066257UNINA