Archive for May 2005

Tuesday May 31, 2005

May 30, 2005
Happy Memorial Day.  This holiday didn’t really mean much except for providing a good opportunity to do work.  Unfortunately I didn’t take advantage of that :-\
I slept in, got brunch and then started my Asian American history paper.  That was interrupted by the Halo 2 tournament in our dorm – this [...]

Monday May 30, 2005

May 29, 2005
We were up early *8:30am* to clean the house.  We headed to the Chinese Progressive Association in downtown San Francisco Chinatown to help them with a campaign against Nova Knits.  The story is that Nova Knits employed a lot of Chinese immigrant workers as garment workers, some for over 20 years.  Suddenly, [...]

Monday May 30, 2005

May 28, 2005
Day one of ACT training.  SAAAC folks drove out to the Center for Third World Organizing  (CTWO) in Oakland.  It’s a three story mansion with lots of empty meeting space and beds on the second floor.  We met up with about 10 Berkeley folks and held a joint training session. 
Training [...]

Sunday May 29, 2005

May 27, 2005
My big event of the day was an end-of-the-year BBQ for the MLKPP.  Beth made some kick-ass burgers and hot dogs (I ate two burgers and one hot dog and some chips with guacamole) so I was stuffed.  Professor Carson gave all of us certificates of appreciation (like AIM certificates) and a [...]

Saturday May 28, 2005

May 26, 2005
Last day of sections!  I was busy in between class – running around meeting with Professor Chang to finalize my SRC position – I’ll be researching anti-Japanese and anti-Asian violence after Pearl Harbo and during WWII.  I’ll be looking at newspapers in select cities with large Asian populations and some literature if [...]