Altadena CA Wildfires Impact a Tightly-Knit Community
Story by ILI Year 6 Nahshon Dion Altadena, CA, with almost 44,000 residents, is known for its diversity and tightly-knit community environment. It has been
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in-re-Ah-Yup
10 years after the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Ah Yup, a native of China, petitioned to become a citizen
Taft-Katsura Memorandum
An agreement between the United States, under President Roosevelt, and the US Secretary of War, Howard Taft, and the Japanese Prime Minister, Count Katsura Taro.
No Gun RI Massacre
Recently declassified documents of the United States military were released to the Associated Press in September of 1999, which detailed one of the deadliest US
Reconstruction Begins
The Era of Reconstruction was the period following the end of slavery where a wealth of possibilities arose as the United States was learning how
Page Act
Summary This law prohibited the immigration of Chinese women and further East Asian women into the United States for the purpose of “unfree labor or
Onipaʻa Event at ʻIolani Palace
In protest of 100 years under occupation by the American Government, Native Hawaiians gathered at ʻIolani Palace during an Onipaʻan event giving speeches, playing music,
Ley 70, Protecting Black & Afro-Colombian Rights, signed into law
Law 70 of 1993 recognizes the rights of Black Communities in Colombia to collectively own and occupy ancestral lands of maroon communities, primarily in the
Julian calendar : Precursor to the Gregorian Calendar
Julius Caesar introduced the Julian calendar as a reform of the Roman calendar, which was based on the lunar cycle. It was established in 45
Birthday of Annie Dodge Wauneka
Annie Dodge Wauneka Annie Dodge Wauneka, tribal leader of the Navajo Nation and public health activist, worked tirelessly to improve the health and welfare of
Rodney Glen King Los Angeles Police Department Police Brutality
Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012) was an African-American man whose brutal treatment by police brought widespread attention to issues of
Rabbit Foot Minstrels
In 1900, Patrick Henry Chappelle, an African American from Florida, produced a musical comedy called “A Rabbit’s Foot,” and by 1902 his Rabbit’s Foot Company
Chinese Americans in the Mississippi Delta
The Chinese first arrived to the MS Delta during the Reconstruction period (1865-1877). The period was a time of considerable turmoil in Mississippi as the
President Woodrow Wilson signs the Jones-Shafroth Act, making Puerto Rico a U.S. territory
President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act (1917) on March 2, 1917, giving Puerto Ricans U.S. statutory citizenship. This act also separated Puerto Rico’s government into Executive,
Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rosselló Resigns After Massive Protests
Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans filled miles of a major highway in San Juan in protest against Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló, who has resisted
Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde was an American writer, womanist, radical feminist, professor, philosopher and civil rights activist. Lorde didn’t balk at labels. She was known for introducing herself with
Death of Flushing Massage Worker Yang Song & Red Canary Song Organizing
38-year old Yang Song, a Flushing massage worker, fell four stories to her death during a New York Police Department raid on November 25, 2017.
Origin Story of the Inka
The chronicler Inka Garcilaso de la Vega recorded the origin story of the Inka and the founding of Cusco, the capital of their great empire,
Iranian Hostage Crisis
In 1979 dozens of American diplomats were taken hostage by militant Iranian students in the U.S. Embassy in Tehran soon after the Islamic revolution in
Siembra
Siembra is the second studio album by Rubén Blades and Willie Colón, released by Fania Records in September 7, 1978. It is considered the best
Kiyoshi Kuromiya
Kiyoshi Kuromiya was a leading activist and organizer around the issues of justice for people living with HIV/AIDS, who lived in Philadelphia, PA for most
McGirt v. Oklahoma overturned
In 2020 the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the conviction of child rapist Jimcy McGirt on the grounds that the Creek Nation’s reservation was never disestablished
Chief Hoskin announces the appointment of a Cherokee Nation delegate to Congress
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. announced that the tribe is taking a historic initial step to enact the Cherokee Nation’s treaty right to
Sterilization of Puerto Rican Women
In 1937, Puerto Rico enacted Law 116, the last eugenics sterilization law passed under United States territorial jurisdiction. Soon after, a program endorsed by the
“I Like it Like That”
“I Like It Like That” is a 1994 American comedy-drama film about the trials and tribulations of a young Puerto Rican man and a half
Rainbow Coalition
“ The First Rainbow Coalition begins in 1969, when the Chicago Black Panther Party, notably led by Fred Hampton, forms alliances across lines of race
Solidarity in Service of Global “Beloved Community”; The Friendship of Thich Nhat Hahn & Dr. Martin Luther King
“ In January 1967, six months after they first met, Dr. King nominated Thầy for the Nobel Peace Prize, saying, “his ideas for peace, if
Pueblo Revolt
The first and largest Indigenous uprising in so called North America. “The Pueblo people orchestrated the unthinkable: a pan-Indian uprising successfully expelling the Spanish occupiers
Dogeaters by Jessica Hagedorn
Dogeaters, a novel by author Jessica Hagedorn, was published in March 1990. Winner of an American Book Award and nominated for the National Book Award,
Haudenosaunee Creation Story
Kanyen’kehaka Creation Story from Kay Olan’s Version retold by Sha’tekayenton Andrew Bryant Credible Mohawk Entertainment. Haudenosaunee Creation Story
Illegal Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom
In the nineteenth century, the Hawaiian Kingdom existed as an independent country recognized as such by the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and
Smoke Signals (film)
“Smoke Signals” was marketed as the first feature film written, directed, and produced by Native Americans. It is an important movie for Indian Country and
A Portuguese ship, the São João Bautista brought captive Africans from Angola to the American colonies.
Sometime in 1619 enslaved Africans arrive near Point Comfort, a coastal port in the British colony of Virginia from the Portuguese colony port city of
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Michelle Yeoh stars as a Chinese American mother being audited by the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) for her failing laundry business, only to discover that
Grace Lee Boggs Publishes ‘The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the 21st Century’
Movement leader Grace Lee Boggs wrote The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty First Century with Scott Kurashige at the age of 95.
1811 Slave Revolt Louisiana German Coast – Jan 8-10
The 1811 German Coast uprising was a revolt of black slaves in parts of the Territory of Orleans on January 8–10, 1811. The uprising occurred
Moorish Science Temple of America and Nobel Drew Ali
Moorish Science Temple of America, U.S. religious movement founded in Newark, N.J., in 1913 by Timothy Drew (1886–1929), known to followers as Noble Drew Ali
Omar ibn Said
Omar ibn Said was born around 1770 in an African region then called Futa Toro, near the Senegal River, which now forms Senegal’s northern border
Hurricane Hugo Hits SC September, 1989
Hurricane Hugo in Charleston, SC. It impacted the low wealth people who did not have insurance and small businesses. It impacted the poor Black Neighborhoods
Michelle Kwan at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics
Michelle Kwan takes second at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics and all Asian Americans are mad about it, forever.
The Gustafsen Lake standoff, August-September 1995
The Gustafsen Lake standoff was a confrontation between the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Ts’peten Defenders in the interior of British Columbia, Canada,
California Proposition 187, November 8, 1994
California Proposition 187 (also known as the Save Our State (SOS) initiative) was a 1994 ballot initiative to establish a state-run citizenship screening system and
The Zapatista Movement: The Fight for Indigenous Rights in Mexico
The Zapatista Movement: The Fight for Indigenous Rights in Mexico On 1 January 1994, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), an indigenous armed organization,
LA Riots April and May 1992
The 1992 Los Angeles riots were a series of uprisings that occurred in Los Angeles County in April and May of 1992
Black History Month, 1976
The precursor to Black History Month was created in 1926 in the United States, when historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study
Navajo-Hopi Struggle to Protect the Big Mountain Reservation, 1974
Navajo-Hopi Struggle to Protect the Big Mountain Reservation In 1974, the federal government partitioned the Big Mountain reservation, where the Hopi and Navajo tribes currently
The Occupation of Alcatraz, November 20, 1969 – June 11, 1971
The Occupation of Alcatraz was an occupation of Alcatraz Island by 89 American Indians and supporters, led by Richard Oakes, LaNada Means, and others. They
The American Indian Movement (AIM), founded July, 1968
The American Indian Movement (AIM) is a Native American advocacy group in the United States, founded in July 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. AIM was initially
Student and Worker Uprising
May. 1968 in Paris, France. Students and Blue Collar Workers met on the streets. Together they dreamt and plan a change of power relationships in
The Chicano Moratorium
The Chicano Moratorium, formally known as the National Chicano Moratorium Committee, was a movement of Chicano anti-war activists that built a broad-based coalition of Mexican-American
The East Los Angeles Walkouts or Chicano Blowouts, March 6, 1968
The East Los Angeles Walkouts or Chicano Blowouts were a series of 1968 protests by Chicano students against unequal conditions in Los Angeles Unified School
The Chicano Art Movement, 1960’s – present
The Chicano Art Movement represents attempts by Mexican-American artists to establish a unique artistic identity in the United States. Much of the art and the
The Indian Relocation Act of 1956
The Indian Relocation Act of 1956 (also known as Public Law 959 or the Adult Vocational Training Program) was a United States law intended to
Operation Wetback, Summer 1954
Operation Wetback was an immigration law enforcement initiative created by Joseph Swing, the Director of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), in cooperation
The Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, June 3-8, 1943
The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of conflicts on June 3–8, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, United States, which pitted American servicemen stationed in
The Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934
The Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934, or the Wheeler-Howard Act, was U.S. federal legislation that dealt with the status of Native Americans (known
The Mexican Repatriation, 1929-36
The Mexican Repatriation was a mass deportation of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans from the United States between 1929 and 1936. Estimates of how many were repatriated
The Dawes Act of 1887
The Dawes Act of 1887 (also known as the General Allotment Act or the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887),[1][2] authorized the President of the United
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848
A treaty ending the Mexican-American war, defining the present day US-Mexico border by losing the land to the US that included all or parts of
Indian Removal Act, 1830
Indian Removal Act — 1830 Signed into law in 1830 by President Andrew Jackson, the Indian Removal Act provided for the general resettlement of Native
Absalom Jones
Absalom Jones life defined what service to others looked like. While still enslaved at 16, Absalom worked during the day and went to school at
