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Aloha e, AQ and the leadership of the ILWU spent considerable effort to make real the idea of equality among its members. AQ and former...
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laborhistoryhawaii
- Jun 1, 2021
- 2 min
Struggles to overcome rampant inequality
Aloha e, Recent headlines remind us that the struggle for economic and social justice, never ends! Poverty, racism and violence against...
laborhistoryhawaii
- May 1, 2021
- 2 min
International Workers Day!
Aloha e, May first is celebrated around much of the world as International Workers Day! In Hawaiʻi, May 1, 1949 marked the beginning of a...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Apr 1, 2021
- 2 min
Racist Violence in Hawaiʻi
Aloha e, Recent violence against Asian Americans, the March killing of 8 Spa workers in Atlanta (6 were Asian women) by a white gunman...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
Women’s health
Aloha e, March is Women’s History Month, and March 23, 2010 was the date that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law. The ACA made...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Feb 1, 2021
- 1 min
Stories about love
Aloha e, It is February and for this month’s AQ Bulletin we celebrate Valentine’s Day with stories about love. As many of our stories are...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Jan 1, 2021
- 2 min
Hauʻoli makahiki hou!
Aloha e, The beginning of the year brings to mind both the ideas of new beginnings and of nostalgia for the past. In our archive we have...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Dec 1, 2020
- 1 min
Kid Days
Aloha e, The joy of the holiday season often emanates from children. We have delved into our moving image archive and are pleased to...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Nov 1, 2020
- 1 min
The struggle never ends!
Aloha e Years of oppressive labor practices, followed by martial law (1941-1944) created a willingness on the part of workers to rise up,...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Oct 1, 2020
- 1 min
Political Election Strategies
Aloha e, We breathe a collective sigh of relief as the 2020 election is finally over! Several of the informants in our labor history...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Aug 1, 2020
- 1 min
August is the anniversary of the Hilo Massacre,aka Bloody Monday.
As I write this, thousands have been taking to the streets with leadership of the Black Lives Matter movement to protest police racism...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Jul 1, 2020
- 2 min
Lost Treasures Found!
In 1984 we were documenting Holehole Bushi, the folk songs sung by Japanese immigrant workers on Hawai`i Plantations. We were working...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Jun 1, 2020
- 2 min
Ah Quon McElrath: An Iwilei Childhood
Ah Quon McElrath was born in 1915 to Chinese immigrant parents. Her father was a carpenter and a jack of all trades. Her mother had bound...
laborhistoryhawaii
- May 1, 2020
- 1 min
Ah Quon McElrath: In Love with the Arts
While Ah Quon McElrath is widely remembered as a union organizer and a champion for social justice, she also had a deep and abiding love...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Apr 1, 2020
- 1 min
Ah Quon MacElrath: Always a Healthcare Advocate
As a Social Worker, Ah Quon was always interested in improving the lives of others, and that included improving healthcare. As a Social...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Mar 1, 2020
- 1 min
AQ BULLETIN #1
Aloha e AQ Project Supporters, Welcome to our first bulletin to share with you updates on the Ah Quon “AQ” McElrath project and film!...
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