Kearny Street Workshop Archives Bulk, 1980-2002 1972-2002

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Kearny Street Workshop Archives Bulk, 1980-2002 1972-2002

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The nonprofit agency Kearny Street Workshop (KSW) is the oldest multidisciplinary Asian American arts organization in the United States. Established in 1972 as a collective of artists in San Francisco's Chinatown/ Manila town neighborhood, KSW is now a nonprofit agency that serves many Asian/Pacific American communities from its office in San Francisco. This collections covers material from 1972 - 2002. It contains posters, publications, and photos. The struggles of the neighborhood such as low-income housing, strikes by garment and electrical union workers, and the eviction of the elderly tenants defines much of the art in this collection.

8.5 linear feet; 6 document boxes, 5 oversize boxes and 176 posters; Online items available

University of California, Santa Barbara, Davidson Library, Department of Special Collections, California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives

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