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On Strike! Ethnic Studies, 1969-1999
 Photo courtesy of the Center for Asian American Media Genre: Documentary Ethnicity: General Asian American Themes: History, Political/Legal Issues Date: 1999 Running Time: 30 min. Director/Producer: Irum Shiekh Availability: Center for Asian American Media (formerly NAATA) College/Institution: DVD $99 Purchase/$40 Rental K-12/Public Library/Community Group: DVD $50 Purchase/$25 Rental |
Through interviews with past and recent student leaders and faculty juxtaposed with footage of campus demonstrations over the course of a generation, On Strike offers an historical and political overview of what it took to establish and sustain ethnic studies at one of the nation’s leading universities. (Courtesy of the Center for Asian American Media)
The San Francisco State College Strike, San Francisco State University
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Discusses the film and Asian American identity and masculinity in popular culture.Umemoto, Karen. "‘On Strike!’ San Francisco State College Strike, 1968-1969: The Role of Asia American Students." In Contemporary Asian America: A Multidisciplinary Reader. Eds. Min Zhou and James V. Gatewood. NY: New York University Press, 2000. 49-79.