Reading about the San Francisco State College Strike‚ it became very clear how racist and hypocritical the U.S. educational system was. Students‚ faculty members and community activists had to fight hard for equal access to higher education and a new education curriculum that would include studies of the history and culture of all people including ethnic minorities. As Asian Americans were facing similar systematic discriminations‚ they joined other racial groups to initiate and support the student-led
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long silence. Yes‚ for me at that time‚ America was truly just Hollywood and Disneyland on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. But soon enough‚ I would find out the real America by myself. Before I knew‚ I was already breathing the air of San Francisco‚ my first stop. The Hip-Hop music coming from the radio was really loud‚ and people were trotting. I could even feel the fast beat of that city in the car. Something was not in that rush though — the pigeons. They were taking a walk leisurely on
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During the early 1900’s‚ in the times of World War I‚ Spain had been under the rule of Miguel Primo de Rivera. Primo de Rivera went into power on September 13‚ 1923‚ and his dictatorship lasted for seven years‚ until his death in 1930. (Shlomo 65) And‚ in 1931‚ Spain “attempted to establish a parliamentary republic whose governments would reflect the outcomes of honest election.” (Jackson 272) And‚ through this republic‚ the government tried to establish democratic reforms to help the county deal
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Introduction For nearly two and a half years between 2008 and 2010‚ San Francisco‚ California was host to two parallel worlds. Simultaneous to the quotidian urbanity‚ a burgeoning venue for spatial and ludic interrogation intertwined itself with the city’s urban fabric. The evidence of this second world sprouted gradually: strange flyers on street corners advertising fantastical and unbelievable technologies‚ cryptic graffiti‚ and a pirate radio station that was only within range from the city’s
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Republic government of Spain through a series of battles with the nationalists (who were supported by Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany) (Spanish Civil War (Spanish History): Introduction." Encyclopedia Britannica Online). In 1934 military General Francisco Franco led troops to suppress a workers revolt. Upon his succession he gained popularity enough so that on October 1‚ 1936 he was named head of state and set up a socialist government in 1939 by declaring himself dictator (Spanish Civil War (Spanish
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According to history books‚ Francis Drake declared that San Francisco Bay was claimed by England‚ he named it “Nova Albion” (New England). He was first attacked by Latin American Natives. Expecting to refuel and repair his ship (The Golden Hind) Drake halted in an inlet along the California drift. Once on shore Drake
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Spain was shrouded under the haze of fascist dictatorship. Those who were communist party members and the democratic persons were hunted down and killed savagely by the army. The plot of the movie develops with resistance against forces of General Francisco Franco‚ whose leader was Captain Vidal and who ruled Spain as dictator. The protagonist Ofelia entered a magic world with three challenges that Pan gave to her. The film opened with the sound of a faint melody which was accompanied by the sound of
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wagons to the Northwest and hopes and dreams skyward. The cry was GOLD and the California Gold Rush was on. The Gold Rush had a profound impact on the settling of California. Hundreds of thousands came to find gold‚ and many of them stayed. San Francisco became the great emporium of the Pacific. The Gold Rush also had a tremendous impact on the culture. It spawned such words as pay dirt‚ prospector‚ lucky strike and bonanza that became popular during that time. Hollywood capitalized on it
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metal technology. European soldiers’ demands led to the production of stronger‚ longer‚ and sharper swords. The rapier‚ with its extra long blade‚ represented a very high point in metalworking technology and became fashionable in Renaissance Europe. Francisco Pizarro‚ a Spanish conquistador‚ and his most trusted officers debated their options for how to deal with Atahualpa‚ the last Inca emperor.
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Japanese-American farmers. These individuals saw internment as a positive means of uprooting their Japanese-American competitors. California experienced a wave of anti-Japanese prejudice‚ in part because of the concentration of new immigrants. The San Francisco Board of Education separated Japanese students from Caucasian students. The Board ordered 93 Japanese students in the district to attend a segregated school in Chinatown. Japanese Americans weren’t the only people to be interned during WWII‚ Italian
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