Power of the People Won't Stop: Legacy of the TWLF at UC Berkeley
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Editor: Harvey Dong, Janie Chen
Photographer: Douglas Wachter
Publisher: Eastwind Books of Berkeley
Date: July 1, 2020
Language: English
Format: Paperback; 222 pages
Size: 7"x10"; Weight: 1 lb.
ISBN: 9781734744002
DESCRIPTION
This anthology includes essays, photographs, and reflections from individuals who participated in or were inspired by the Third World Liberation Front (TWLF) student strike in 1969 that led to the establishment of Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley.
Multiracial solidarity was established through the coming together of African American, Asian American, Chicano and Native American students to form the Third World Liberation Front (TWLF) along with support from white student allies.
This anthology fills a historical void. In social movement histories, we hear about the historical importance of struggles such as the Free Speech Movement in 1964 and the People's Park conflict in 1969 but very little about the TWLF. If the participants do not retell their history, it will be inaccurately retold. Or worse, it becomes omitted and erased from the narrative of general social movement history.
This anthology is also the story of what future generations did to continue the struggle, including the establishment of new twLF coalitions in 1999 and afterwards.
The strike reshaped academia then and its legacy has ramifications on how we look at history and societal transformation today. In many ways, the TWLF and the solidarity that emerged has provided future generations to draw on past lessons to make change in the present.
Multiracial solidarity was established through the coming together of African American, Asian American, Chicano and Native American students to form the Third World Liberation Front (TWLF) along with support from white student allies.
This anthology fills a historical void. In social movement histories, we hear about the historical importance of struggles such as the Free Speech Movement in 1964 and the People's Park conflict in 1969 but very little about the TWLF. If the participants do not retell their history, it will be inaccurately retold. Or worse, it becomes omitted and erased from the narrative of general social movement history.
This anthology is also the story of what future generations did to continue the struggle, including the establishment of new twLF coalitions in 1999 and afterwards.
The strike reshaped academia then and its legacy has ramifications on how we look at history and societal transformation today. In many ways, the TWLF and the solidarity that emerged has provided future generations to draw on past lessons to make change in the present.
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: Third World Liberation Comes to San Francisco and UC Berkeley. Harvey Dong
CHAPTER ONE: ORIGINS & BACKGROUND
CHAPTER TWO: STRIKE TAKES PLACE
CHAPTER THREE: NEW GENERATIONS
CHAPTER FOUR: NEW HORIZONS
APPENDIX
CHAPTER ONE: ORIGINS & BACKGROUND
- Bandung: The Third World Project. Janie Chen
- Dr. Carlos Munoz Jr: An Inspiration for All of Us. Pablo Gonzalez
- What Happened After I Left the Military. Carlos Munoz
- MASC & the UFW Grape Boycott at Cal. Manuel Ruben Delgado
- The Wisdom of a College Structure. Mexican American Students Confederation (MASC)
- Introduction to “Proposal for Establishing a Black Studies Program”. Afro-American Students Union
- Black Panther Party Demand 5
- Bureau of Indian Affairs Relocation Policies. LaNada War Jack
- The Student Population to be Served by Indian Studies. United Native Americans
- Understanding AAPA. AAPA Newspaper
- Remarks of Paul Takagi (1969). Paul Takagi, PhD
- From Asian Studies Proposal. General Purpose and Principles. AAPA
CHAPTER TWO: STRIKE TAKES PLACE
- Black, Brown, Red, Yellow & White. All the People Must Unite! Doug Wachter Photography
- The Strike Escalates. Ysidro Macias
- Joining the TWLF After Relocation. LaNada War Jack
- I Am Who I Am Because of the Third World Strike. Clementina Duron
- It’s the Peoples University. Clementina Duron
- 50 Years Later: The Struggle for Social Justice Continues. Floyd Huen
- Without Hesitation, I Voted to Strike. Francisco Hernandez
- Lessons Learned from the Third World Strike. Lillian Fabros
- Video Clip (Poet as Young Revolutionary, Berkeley 1969). Jeffrey Thomas Leong
CHAPTER THREE: NEW GENERATIONS
- Memories of TWLF. Rickey Vincent
- The TWLF Legacy in Immigrant and Refugee Struggles Today. Loan Dao
- The 1999 Hunger Strike. Roberto Hernandez
- African American Studies and the TWLF Strike. Ula Taylor
- The Future of Ethnic Studies on its 50th Anniversary: Autonomy and Self-Determination Are Missing. Harvey Dong
- What Can Asian American Studies Be? Asian American Studies Coalition at Cal
- #WhatHappened Campaign: The Current and Future State of AAADS. Jacklin Ha
- Our Community’s Schools. Lailan Sandra Huen
- Jumping into the River of Justice. Kai Nham
- We Need to Learn From What Happened. Joanne Yi
- 50 Means Hope. Ethnic Studies Graduation Speech (Spring 2019). Rizza Estacio
CHAPTER FOUR: NEW HORIZONS
- Embracing the Politics of Education: Celebrating 50 Years of Ethnic Studies as a Praxis of Liberation. Ziza Delgado
- BSU/TWLF Veterans Support Arab American Studies (April 2020)
- TWLF Legacy and the Save CA Ethnic Studies Coalition! An Ethnic Studies Movement Across California As Never Before. R. Tolteka Cuauhtin
- Ethnic Studies Historical Legacy. Maria E. Ramirez and Nina Genera
APPENDIX
- Chronology of Events. Abraham Ramirez
about the authors
HARVEY DONG (editor) is a second-generation Chinese American who was active in AAPA (Asian American Political Alliance), TWLF (Third World Liberation Front) at UC Berkeley; the Asian Community Center; and the struggle to save the International Hotel. He currently is a lecturer in the Asian American & Asian Diaspora Studies Program at UC Berkeley.
JANIE CHEN (editor) was born and raised in Oakland, CA and studies Sociology and Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley. She works at Eastwind Books of Berkeley and is currently interning at Asian Prisoner Support Committee (APSC). Her current research involves the study of gentrification in Oakland Chinatown.
Douglas Wachter (photographer) was born in Berkeley in 1941, raised educated there, graduating from the University of California at Berkeley (UCB) with a B.A. in Biochemistry. He was the first of three boys born to parents who were intensely involved in radical politics. As a teenage boy, he was captivated by their energy and sense of purpose. At the same time, He had become fascinated by the "magic" of photography, as taught to be by his father in their home darkroom. His dual journeys as movement activist and movement photographer were destined from the start.
JANIE CHEN (editor) was born and raised in Oakland, CA and studies Sociology and Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley. She works at Eastwind Books of Berkeley and is currently interning at Asian Prisoner Support Committee (APSC). Her current research involves the study of gentrification in Oakland Chinatown.
Douglas Wachter (photographer) was born in Berkeley in 1941, raised educated there, graduating from the University of California at Berkeley (UCB) with a B.A. in Biochemistry. He was the first of three boys born to parents who were intensely involved in radical politics. As a teenage boy, he was captivated by their energy and sense of purpose. At the same time, He had become fascinated by the "magic" of photography, as taught to be by his father in their home darkroom. His dual journeys as movement activist and movement photographer were destined from the start.