This was a really effective overview of Asian American Activism in the 60s. The author worked hard to place the works of folk like Yuri Kochiyama and Richard Aoki in the proper context, right next to Black Liberation & the Vietnam War. Using quotes, interviews & summaries, the author shows the vast array of Asian Americans who got the movement to where it is today. It’s recounting legacies upon legacies upon legacies & should be read more by “activists” and “woke people” today.
One of my favorite parts was reading about how UCLA students connected to Japanese gang members & helped them navigate the legal system because it felt like education living up to its promise.

At the same time, it felt like some parts could have been explored more and the author was hesitant about critiquing. Why did they leave out Soon Ja Doo and the struggle between Korean Americans & Black Americans in the 1970s? What did the author make of the way Asian Americans have been suppressing indigenous people in Hawaii? Why was there a lack of South Asian Americans in the third world movement? Why is there still a disconnect between fractions of the Asian American population? If the Asian American movement is primarily a student movement as proposed here, then what does it need to do to amplify the voices of the unheard?