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Wherever There's a Fight captures the sweeping story of how freedom and equality have grown in California, from the gold rush right up to the precarious post-9/11 era. The book tells the stories of the brave individuals who have stood up for their rights in the face of social hostility, physical violence, economic hardship, and political stonewalling. It connects the experiences of early Chinese immigrants subjected to discriminatory laws to those of professionals who challenged McCarthyism and those of people whohave fought to gain equal rights in California schools: people of color, people with disabilities, and people standing up for their religious freedom. The authors bring a special focus to the World War II internment of Japanese Americans, focusing on the infamous Korematsu case, which was foreshadowed by a century of civil liberties violations and reverberates in more recent times--regrettably, even today in the Patriot Act. And they follow the ongoing struggles for workers' rights and same-sex marriage. State and federal constitutions spell out many liberties and rights, but it is the people who challenge prejudice and discrimination that transform those lofty ideals into practical realities.Wherever There's a Fight paints vivid portraits of these people and brings to light their often hidden stories.… (mais)
Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
Elaine Elinson dedicates this book to: Her father, Jack Elinson, who taught her to be curious about the world, and her mother, May Gornberg Elinson, who encouraged her to embrace it.
Stan Yogi dedicates this book to his parents: John Yogi (1924-1970) and Tokiko Kuniyoshi Yogi (1925-1989), who were incarcerated during World War II and still had faith on the promise of American freedom and justice.
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
Acknowledgement:As we complied these acknowledgements, we were reminded of the many people we depended on to create this history.
Introduction: In 1982, sixty-three-old Fred Korematsu learned that the U.S. government had lied to justify the incarceration of one hundred and twenty thousand Japanese Americans during World War II.
Chapter one: On the afternoon Saturday, February 7, 1885, in the foggy northern coastal town of Eureaka, Wei Lum, a Chinese immigrant, was visiting Charles Huntington, the Congregationalist minister who had converted him to Christianity.
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
The history of those who shaped civil liberties in California - from the beginning of our state until today - must not be ignored or forgotten, if we are to ensure the rights of those who come after us.
Wherever There's a Fight captures the sweeping story of how freedom and equality have grown in California, from the gold rush right up to the precarious post-9/11 era. The book tells the stories of the brave individuals who have stood up for their rights in the face of social hostility, physical violence, economic hardship, and political stonewalling. It connects the experiences of early Chinese immigrants subjected to discriminatory laws to those of professionals who challenged McCarthyism and those of people whohave fought to gain equal rights in California schools: people of color, people with disabilities, and people standing up for their religious freedom. The authors bring a special focus to the World War II internment of Japanese Americans, focusing on the infamous Korematsu case, which was foreshadowed by a century of civil liberties violations and reverberates in more recent times--regrettably, even today in the Patriot Act. And they follow the ongoing struggles for workers' rights and same-sex marriage. State and federal constitutions spell out many liberties and rights, but it is the people who challenge prejudice and discrimination that transform those lofty ideals into practical realities.Wherever There's a Fight paints vivid portraits of these people and brings to light their often hidden stories.
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