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Bruce Occena Interview [Tape 1] (EH)
Date: 11/16/1990Call Number: IH 025Format: Cass A & BCollection: The International Hotel struggle and the Filipino community
Estella Habal interviews Bruce Occena, a former U.C. Berkeley student activist and volunteer of the International Hotel (60s-70s). Bruce Occena talks about his interactions with prominent figures in the struggle for residents to keep their homes. Occena also describes the issues facing the Filipino American student activists of UC Berkeley and San Francisco State University. Issues such as the inter-ethnic tension between activists groups such as Filipino Americans, Chinese Americans, and Japanese American activists. Finally Occena touches on the relationship between the Shorenstein corporation and United Filipino Association (UFA) and the appointment of a UFA supporter as property manager.
The Fall of the I-Hotel (ED)
Call Number: IH 031Format: VHSProducers: Curtis ChoyCollection: The International Hotel struggle and the Filipino community
[From back cover.] …Documents the story of a broad-based movement of senior citizens, churches, labor groups, and community activists to preserve the I-Hotel as low-cost housing for the elderly and as [a Filipino American or] Asian American community center. It is a blend of cultural history and personal vignettes which dramatically portrays the conflicts between individuals, corporations; and those who must enforce the law. Originally released in 1983, this film was revised in 1993. VHS format.
IH News Fox Ch. 2, KTVU Ch.5 (EH)
Date: 8/3/1997Call Number: IH 027Format: VHSCollection: The International Hotel struggle and the Filipino community
Video recordings of two separate news broadcasts covering the 20th year anniversary of the International Hotel eviction. The first recording is a 3 minute Fox channel 2 broadcast. Field correspondent, John Sasaki covers the story. He names former sheriff Richard Hongisto as one of the prominent protesters. Footage includes appearance and comments by I-Hotel activists Gunvant Shah, Al Robles and Bill Soro. Footage includes old colored film clips of police breaking through barricades and dragging protesters. The second recording is a 2 minute KTVU channel 5 broadcast anchored by Babara Rodgers. Field correspondent, Roz Plater covers the 20th anniversary march of the International Hotel protest. Footage includes an interview with Estella Habal. In her interview, Estella describes some of the tenants who lived in the I-Hotel. Recording includes black and white film clips of the eviction night. Video is recorded on VHS.
I-Hotel ABC Ch. 7 (EH)
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
ES 41 I-Hotel Panel: Estella Habal, Bill Lee, Harvey Dong (EH)
Date: 10/31/1995Call Number: IH 029Format: VHSCollection: The International Hotel struggle and the Filipino community
A video recording of a film viewing and panel discussion of Curtis Choy's documentary, Fall of the I-Hotel. The event takes place in a UC Berkeley classroom. Carlos Munoz hosts the event. Speakers on the panel are Harvey Dong, Estella Habal and Bill Lee. The panelists cover various issues and topics related to the International Hotel protest. Topics such as tenants, experiences, and the involvement of various organizations are explained in detail. Video is recorded on VHS.
Rise of the I-Hotel
Call Number: CD 426Format: DVDProducers: Caroline CabadingCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Contemporary interviews and historical visual and audio materials chronicling the I Hotel struggle in San Francisco.
Conversation about Liz DelSol's experiences with I-Hotel and ManilaTown (EH)
Date: 10/30/1996Call Number: IH 007Format: Cass A & BCollection: The International Hotel struggle and the Filipino community
Estella Habal interviews Liz Delsol about her experiences with the movement. She explains how she joined as a UC Berkeley student in the late 60s. Being third generation Filipina, her roots go back to her Grandparents living in Oakland. Liz's grandpa even worked on building the bay bridge. When Liz became involved and moved into the hotel, her parents looked down upon her because Manila Town was considered the "red-light district". Because her father was once part of the wild crowd of Manila Town, he knew of the seediness and didn't want his daughter around those men. However, Liz had an organic link with the old men due to her being in and around the area as a little girl. Liz has memories of Tino the barber and visiting many businesses. Liz reminiscences about a well-known manong named Lugasby. He was educated, stylish and many looked up to him. Being part of the beatnik generation, Lugasby had published work. Manila Town used to be ten blocks long down Kearny Street, but by the time of the International Hotel struggle it shrunk to just one block. The interview ends with the two reminiscing about differences of activism and politics.
Pearl Ubungan Dancers 1997 on Kearny street, Jackson 20 year anniversary I Hotel eviction (EH)
Date: 8/4/1997Call Number: IH 030Format: VHSCollection: The International Hotel struggle and the Filipino community
A video recording of a street performance by the Pearl Ubungan Dancers at the 20th year commemoration of the International Hotel Eviction. The performance includes live dancing accompanied by live music, and poetry. Event takes place on Kearny and Jackson street by the vacant lot where the International Hotel once stood. The video is recorded on VHS.
Manilatown Heritage: Ben, Fred, Estella Habal. 1930s-1940s
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)
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.
