Week 3 Flashcards
Describe the historical conditions of the International Hotel.
Mainly Filipinos, single elderly tenants which are male
Why was the I-Hotel important?
A culture/community was living there but then destroyed. Close promixity to culture similarities.
What was the aftermath of the I Hotel?
homelessness crisis increased due to eviciton ( struggle of low income housing) and no relocation. Eldery immigrant tenants lost a home in which they spent the most time in America. The increasing rent caused places close by to shut down as well.
Why were the Filipino men Single?
Immigration law prohibited the influx of women to keep the men single. They also faced discrimination when seen with a white woman since it was not socially accepted. An example is “ Taking jobs and taking women.”
How did the 13th Amendment help re-instantiate forms of Enslavement post - emancipation?
“except as a punishment for crime”. annual labor contracts( forced to sign to not go to jail), debt peonage( people could work off debts by working free labor from the states , convict leasing, radicalized terror an lynching. Subject to hard labor under the 13.
What are the central tenants of Ella Baker’s philopshy of community organizing?
Movements over leaders: hero worship: when the leader dies then the movement crumbles. Movements over organizations, legislative victory as am opening rather than end.
