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![International Hotel KPFA Broadcast (EH)](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: IH 001Format: CassetteProducers: Norman Jayo with Third World News ProductionCollection: The International Hotel struggle and the Filipino community
April 1977 pre-eviction broadcast of the International Hotel struggle (KPFA). Program contains narration, music, interviews and recorded speeches with detailed chronological account of the events leading to the eviction. Discusses the involvement of the Milton Meyer Company, Walter Shorenstein, Sheriff Richard Hongisto, Mayor George Moscone, The Four Seas Investment Corporation, and Judge Ira Brown. Audio documentation of tenants Emil de Guzman, Nita Rader, Wahat Tampao, Felix Ayson, and city officials Moscone and Hongisto. Topics of the affordable housing struggle are explained, such as the "Buy-Back" plan that was proposed to the tenants, the Power of Eminent Domain to prevent eviction, Hongisto's contempt of court, and the progressive community joining to created a human barricade around the building. Program ends asking listeners to support the struggle of the I-Hotel tenants.
Discusses the affordable housing struggle, the "Buy-Back" plan that was proposed to the tenants, how the power of Eminent Domain was used for the first time to try and prevent an eviction, Hongisto's contempt of court, and how the greater progressive community joined by the thousands to support the tenants by creating human chains around the building. Program ends asking listeners to support the struggle of the I-Hotel tenants.
![International Hotel KPFA Broadcast](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: CD 327Format: CDProducers: Norman Jayo with Third World News ProductionCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
April 1977 pre-eviction broadcast of KPFA audio documentary on the International Hotel struggle. Fully produced and edited program with narration, music, interviews and recorded speeches. Detailed chronological account of the events leading to the eviction which discusses the involvement of Milton Meyer, Walter Shorenstein, Sherrif Richard Hongisto, Mayor George Moscone, The Four Seas Investment Corporation and Judge Ira Brown. Includes interviews and/or audio of tenants Emil de Guzman, Nita Rader, Wahat Tampao and Felix Ayson and city officials Moscone and Hongisto.
Discusses the affordable housing struggle, the "Buy-Back" plan that was proposed to the tenants, how the power of Eminent Domain was used for the first time to try and prevent an eviction, Hongisto's contempt of court, and how the greater progressive community joined by the thousands to support the tenants by creating human chains around the building. Program ends asking listeners to support the struggle of the I-Hotel tenants.
![Conversation with Emil De Guzman (EH)](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 5/2/1989Call Number: IH 021Format: Cass A & BCollection: The International Hotel struggle and the Filipino community
Estella Habal and Emil de Guzman discuss politics and social dynamics of activism around the I-Hotel. [D]e Guzman explains how he first got involved through a sociology community fieldwork class (SF State '69). In order to assist the struggle, his class would go to work at the I-Hotel every day of the semester. Bringing the Asian American community together, it fostering a deep sense of political identity. With few Filipino Americans involved in the struggle, de Guzman makes a connection to class background. Unlike the Chinese, Filipinos didn't have as much community resources to fund community events. There were also generational gaps within the Filipino community between first, second, and third "waves". Emil explains the working relationship between the young students and elder manongs. In result, the media falsely assumed that the young activists were manipulating the old. Finally he and Estella explore various political aspects that divided the movement and the support alliances that were formed from it.
![I-Hotel ABC Ch. 7 (EH)](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 8/3/1997Call Number: IH 028Format: VHSCollection: The International Hotel struggle and the Filipino community
An ABC channel 7 news broadcast of the 20th anniversary of the International Hotel protest. Video captures Emil De Guzman, chairperson of the Manilatown Heritage Foundation, and Lloyd Wake, a United Methodist Minister, speaking at the event. Footage includes film clips of the human barricade formed by protesters. Video is recorded on VHS
![Manilatown Heritage: Ben, Fred, Estella Habal. 1930s-1940s](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: IH 004Format: CassetteCollection: The International Hotel struggle and the Filipino community
Panel discussion on issues pertaining to Manilatown and the Filipino Community during the 1977 International Hotel Eviction. As Emil de Guzman moderates the Manilatown Heritage Foundation, Estella Habal, and Manilatown residents Fred Basconcillio & Ben Abarca speak. Ben Abarca explains I Hotel's 10-block Kearny Street area and past lives of the many family oriented Filipinos living in the district (1930s to present). Next, Fred Basconcillio explains his childhood as being the son of the New Luneta Café owner. Living amongst severe discrimination, Fred witnessed the exploitation of runaway farm workers. Abarca adds that he witnessed a Filipino lynching incident in San Francisco that was a result of a Filipino man dating a white woman. In result of discrimination, Filipinos got involved in creating the Agricultural Workers Union of America (Larry Itliong) . Next, Estella Habal explains the I-Hotel Eviction era's youth and compares them to past and present generations. For the first generation Manongs it was a crime to be Filipino, the second generation was extremely conservative, the third generation was radical and today's fourth generation is still looking for their identity. Fred Basconcillio ends with recalling personal discrimination in the Ironworkers Union. Eventually, he became the first Filipino President of the Ironworkers Union.
![International Hotel KPFA Broadcast (EH)](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: CD 441Format: CassetteProducers: Norman Jayo with Third World News ProductionCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
April 1977 pre-eviction broadcast of KPFA audio documentary on the International Hotel struggle. Fully produced and edited program with narration, music, interviews and recorded speeches. Detailed chronological account of the events leading to the eviction which discusses the involvement of Milton Meyer, Walter Shorenstein, Sherrif Richard Hongisto, Mayor George Moscone, The Four Seas Investment Corporation and Judge Ira Brown. Includes interviews and/or audio of tenants Emil de Guzman, Nita Rader, Wahat Tampao and Felix Ayson and city officials Moscone and Hongisto.
Discusses the affordable housing struggle, the "Buy-Back" plan that was proposed to the tenants, how the power of Eminent Domain was used for the first time to try and prevent an eviction, Hongisto's contempt of court, and how the greater progressive community joined by the thousands to support the tenants by creating human chains around the building. Program ends asking listeners to support the struggle of the I-Hotel tenants.
![International Hotel KPFA Broadcast (EH)](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: CD 495Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
April 1977 pre-eviction broadcast of the International Hotel struggle (KPFA). Program contains narration, music, interviews and recorded speeches with detailed chronological account of the events leading to the eviction. Discusses the involvement of the Milton Meyer Company, Walter Shorenstein, Sheriff Richard Hongisto, Mayor George Moscone, The Four Seas Investment Corporation, and Judge Ira Brown. Audio documentation of tenants Emil de Guzman, Nita Rader, Wahat Tampao, Felix Ayson, and city officials Moscone and Hongisto. Topics of the affordable housing struggle are explained, such as the "Buy-Back" plan that was proposed to the tenants, the Power of Eminent Domain to prevent eviction, Hongisto's contempt of court, and the progressive community joining to created a human barricade around the building. Program ends asking listeners to support the struggle of the I-Hotel tenants.
Discusses the affordable housing struggle, the "Buy-Back" plan that was proposed to the tenants, how the power of Eminent Domain was used for the first time to try and prevent an eviction, Hongisto's contempt of court, and how the greater progressive community joined by the thousands to support the tenants by creating human chains around the building. Program ends asking listeners to support the struggle of the I-Hotel tenants.
On the night of the 1977 International Hotel eviction, a reporter following Sheriff Richard Hongisto made recordings documenting the breaking down of doors. As a sledgehammer is used to break doors down, the reporter comments on the sheriff's refusal to warn tenants to vacate their rooms. Field recording includes verbal exchanges between the sheriff, the reporter, and Estella Habal.
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