The last assignment for this course is another primary source analysis with a few key differences. This time the starting point for analysis is actually three primary source documents that I’ve listed in the final exam module:
1. an interview with Pat Sumi
2. Amy Uyematsu’s article on "yellow power"
3. I Wor Kuen’s 12 Point Program
These three primary source documents are linked to the period of Asian American Movement activism from 1960s-1970s (discussed in Ch. 11). While you must reference Chapter 11, you must also demonstrate your knowledge of the subsequent chapters (Ch. 12 and 13) to successfully complete this assignment. Utilizing a historical analysis of at least TWO (2) of the three available primary sources, address the following prompt:
In the first issue of Gidra published in April 1969, activist Larry Kubota wrote: "Yellow power is a call for all Asian Americans to end the silence that has condemned us to suffer in this racist society and to unite with our black, brown and red brothers of the Third World for survival, self-determination and the creation of a more humanistic society." A few years prior in 1965, the federal government had also passed immigration law that opened the gates to millions of new immigrants from Asia, many of whom had no knowledge that something like the Movement had existed.
Consider both the historical context in which the Asian American Movement operated, its objectives, and subsequent developments for newer Asian Americans communities in the decades that followed, and evaluate the relevance of Kubota’s goals for Asian American communities moving forward from the 1980s. Had their been more political continuity from the 1960s, would concepts developed during the Asian American Movement — self-determination, liberation, militant struggle — have been meaningful and relevant to Asian American communities in the following decades? Are those concepts relevant now?
While the prompt seems broad, I am primarily looking for your ability to demonstrate your understanding of the time periods involved (Ch. 11-13), interpret primary source documents in context, and apply that knowledges. Make sure that you not only understand the goals of the Asian American Movement, but you must look at developments after the 1970s. This assignment must be completed based on course materials. Spending too much time with outside research could mean that you miss the point of the assignment
- Adhere to appropriate MLA/APA formatting (Links to an external site.).
- References to the textbook should include page references, if page numbers are available.
- You must include a works cited page for any external sources drawn from outside the textbook or Canvas materials.
- Word count minimum: 1,500 words.
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