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Asian Americans

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Committee on Women, Population and the Environment records

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00768
Abstract

The collection contains the business records of the Committee on Women, Population,& the Environment (CWPE), a multi-racial alliance that works on the local, regional, national, and international levels to oppose population control policies that blame overpopulation for poverty, hunger, environmental degradation and political volatility.

Dates of Materials: 1979 - 2012

Lora Jo Foo papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00561
Abstract

Lawyer; Labor organizer. Materials documenting Foo's activism in advocating for the rights of immigrant workers in the U.S., primarily via the Asian Law Caucus and Sweatshop Watch; plus published writings, speeches, and interviews.

Dates of Materials: 1940 - 2018; Majority of material found within 1973 - 2007

Pacific Coast Field Committee minutes and reports, 1907 May-1922 February

 File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 13, microdex: 1
Scope and Contents Minutes and reports from the YWCA of the U.S.A. Pacific Coast Field Committee. Field committees unite local associations under the general purposes and missions of the National YWCA, assist with emerging and established local associations, arrange conferences and camps and oversee fundraising campaigns. Materials include reports from field secretaries, narrative reports that summarize work with local associations, make recommendations and requests for personnel and finance, report on...
Dates of Materials: 1907 May-1922 February

Pacific Coast Field Committee minutes and reports, 1922 February-1922 December

 File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 310183630155991], Reel: 14, microdex: 1
Scope and Contents Minutes and reports from the YWCA of the U.S.A. Pacific Coast Field Committee. Field committees unite local associations under the general purposes and missions of the National YWCA, assist with emerging and established local associations, arrange conferences and camps, and oversee fundraising campaigns. Materials include reports from field secretaries, narrative reports that summarize work with local associations. In this final year of field committee reports, much attention is given to the...
Dates of Materials: 1922 February-1922 December