Week 2

Question 1

What is the Long Sixties?

Answer 1

social revolutionary
movements to counter white supremacy, largest anti war movement in U.S. history.

Question 2

How were Asians legally discriminated?

Answer 2

Japanese Americans placed into camps no matter the amount of time lived in the U.S. “Asian Exclusion Act” and executive Order( banned immigration from asian countries)

Question 3

What is the 1955 Bandung Conference?

Answer 3

It is a third world pact of newly liberated countries that no longer want to be colonized and held by superpowers. The countries were Asia, Africa, Latin America that consisted of tri continental politics and start thinking about the poor people.

Question 4

Why is the Bandung Conference Sig.?

Answer 4

Revolutionary movements abroad are mirrors of situation at home, U.S. has internal racial colonies in it’s domestic population. Also created the term “Third World”.

Question 5

What is the connection between the Vietnam War and Thirld Wold Liberation?

Answer 5

the white people sending black people to make war on asian people.

Question 6

Why was King part of the Anti-Vietnam Movement?

Answer 6

He wanted to stance with the Vietnam people to advocate for antiviolence/peace, talk about racism internationally, fight for sufferings beyond the U.S. as well as his own people suffering in the battlefield.

Question 7

Was the term Asian American created before or after 1960s? How are they described?

Answer 7

After the 1960s. Prior to term the Assimilated Asians became most American as possible and did not have a unique identity of their own. ‘One can was not born , but rather willfully became an Asian American.”

Question 8

What does the Asian American Movement consist of?

Answer 8

Primarily youth based but also diff. generations. Ex: International Hotel . Wanitng diversity of politics ( including Asians )

Question 9

What is the SF State and UC Berkeley strike?

Answer 9

longest strike.

Question 10

What are the political origins of the term Asian American?

Answer 10

Inspiration of the civil rights movement, the racial discrimination was similar to the black American.

Question 11

How is “Asian American” a social contract?

Answer 11

Classified before as separate Americans such as Chinese American or Japanese American. They differentiate from each other prior to the Asian American term.

Question 12

How is Asian American a site of collective resistance?

Answer 12

Asian American movements to mobilize people in social movements to fight against discrimination. They share an experience of racial discrimination and need to fight against injustice. Explains how the term is used in the purpose of identity.

Question 13

Why were the Cold War and Vietnam Wars so central to the development of the concept of Third World Liberation.

Answer 13

The Wars were catalyst for the civil rights movement since there was poor treatment toward the minority although there was suppose to be democratic ideals. Fighting against colonialism domestically.

Question 14

What solutions did King propose to address Vietnam issue?

Answer 14

End all bombing, withdraw forgein soliders, reject and refuse the draft.

Question 15

How did philosophies and ideologies of the Black Panther Party change over time?

Answer 15

Black Nationalism, Revolutionary nationalism, Internationalism, and Revolutionary Intercommunalism.

Question 16

In terms of the BPP, What is Black Nationalism?

Answer 16

Frame of black interest anf giving rights back to the black. Sufferings end when a nation of oppressed black people is created, self determination of encouraging black power.

Question 17

In terms of BPP, What is Revolutionary nationalism?

Answer 17

Changes for the entire society which is people receiving their rights through radical or nonviolent direct action.

Question 18

In terms of BPP, what is Internationalism?

Answer 18

Working with third world liberation/people to incorporate more International views. Engaging with other groups in a global scale.

Question 19

In terms of the BPP, what is Revolutionary Inter-communalism?

Answer 19

Offering support to Vietnamese by being involved in international issues of struggle less on national identity but structure in society.

Question 20

What is the connection of Yellow Power to Black Power?

Answer 20

Fighting white supremacy in the country but instead with Asian American. Thought of as a powerless group since it is compromised of a small population in the U.S. at the time. Addressing racial stereotypes, political empowerment and economic empowerment.

Question 21

What is the Distinction between “multiculuralism” and students demand for self-determenation” in Uc Berkely and SFSU?

Answer 21

Fights from higher education for addition of ethnic studies , self determination in education and campus changes of unjust treatment towards students. Longest campus strike in U.S. history. SFSU demanded ethinic studies specifically the black department hiring of minority faculty, and more admission for minority students. UCB had similar demands, where the TWLF)Thirld World Liberation Front sought minority students to learn about their own histories and cultures but have a say in how these programs were run.