Red Sky: Recollections of the International Hotel
Author: Emil De Guzman
Publisher: Eastwind Books
Date: August 2024
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
ISBN: 9781961562097
NEW RELEASE
DESCRIPTION
Read about the struggle to save San Francisco's Manilatown where over 100 Filipino and Chinese tenants took a courageous stand against big developer eviction. Learn about the community based organizations that were rooted in community on the I Hotel block. Eastwind Books has it roots in the International Hotel where Everybody's Bookstore, the first Asian American bookstore in the nation opened its doors.
AUTHOR
Emil A. De Guzman was born to Filipino migrant parents and grew up in San Francisco. He attended public and private schools. A graduate of the University of California Berkeley and Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government. Distinguished community and labor organizer over many years. Served in government, nonprofits and education. Academic credentials include founder and lecturer of Asian American Studies Division UC Berkeley. Faculty member at University of San Francisco, San Francisco State University, California State University Sacramento. President International Hotel Tenants Association 1977, President emeritus Manilatown Heritage Foundation 1996-2010.