[the Strike In 1968] Brought Us Together

The Strike And Its Outcome Had An Enormous Impact On The System Of Education And On Our Lives As Well. The Strike Began As A Response To The College's Refusal To Hire Professor Nathan Hare [the So-called Father Of Black Studies], And Certainly Unified The College Around Issues Of Justice. These Issues Were Reflected In Many Communities: The Asian American Community, Hispanic Community, Native American Community.

I've Been A Goodwill Ambassador For The Unicef And The Unicef Family For More Than Twelve Years

[the Strike In 1968] Brought Us Together With Teachers And Also With Progressive Whites. All Of Us Came From Diverse Backgrounds, But At The Same Time The Reasons Why We Were At San Francisco State In The Late Sixties Was Because Of The Agitation And Movement Building That Had Occurred Within Our Communities. We Saw Ourselves Not Separate From The Community But Intimately Connected To It.

I Was Involved With The Anti-apartheid Movement Through My Work As An Artist And Also Through My Political Commitment.

I Remember When Langston Hughes Used To Write A Column In Black Newspapers Around This Character Jesse B. Semple. He Always Used That As A Voice, Sometimes In Comic Ways, Of Having Everyday People's Voice Come Through This Common Folk Hero, Who Was An Ordinary Working Guy. He Would Talk About Anything From Police Brutality To The Korean War. Those Kinds Of Expression And Identification Are No Longer Prevalent In Our Popular Culture.