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The Asian American Movement was a sociopolitical movement in which the widespread grassroots efforts of Asian Americans effected racial, social and political change in the U.S., reaching its peak in the late 1960s to mid-1970s.
The sentencing incited national outrage and fueled a movement for Asian American rights. [49] Vincent Chin's murder was the first federal civil rights trial for an Asian American. Led by activist Helen Zia, several Asian American lawyers and community leaders banded together to create American Citizens for Justice.
In 1969, Shizuko "Minn" Matsuda and Kazu Iijima founded the Asian Americans for Action (Triple A or AAA) in New York City.The two women were inspired by the Black Power movement and originally planned a Japanese American political and social action movement, but ultimately chose to make it a pan-Asian organization, inviting members of all Asian ethnic groups to join. [1]
The term "Asian American" was an idea invented in the 1960s to bring together Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino Americans for strategic political purposes. Soon other groups of Asian origin, such as Korean , Indian , and Vietnamese Americans were added. [ 1 ]
The AAPA sought to build a multi-ethnic Asian American political movement and create alliances with other people of color. It advocated for self-determination for Asian Americans and all people of color, supported all oppressed people around the world, and declared solidarity with colonized and decolonized nations around the world.
In The Know’s Justin Chan explores what it means to be Asian American amid anti-Asian discrimination in a brutally honest personal essay. Despite increasing racism, being Asian American during ...
Asian American leaders are demanding equal voting access, more Asian American history in schools and other reforms amid a surge of racist attacks.
Yuji Ichioka Born (1936-06-23) June 23, 1936 San Francisco, California, U.S. Died September 1, 2002 (2002-09-01) (aged 66) Occupation Historian of Asian American Studies Known for Coined the term Asian American Spouse Emma Gee Academic background Alma mater UCLA, UC Berkeley Academic work Discipline Asian American Studies Institutions UCLA Yuji Ichioka was a Japanese-American historian and ...