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Download or read book San Francisco's International Hotel written by Estella Habal and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2007-06-28 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Francisco's International Hotel is part history and part memoir. It presents the struggle to save the International Hotel in the San Francisco neighborhood known as Manilatown, which culminated in 1977 with the eviction of elderly tenant activists. In telling this compelling story, Estella Habal features her own memories of the antieviction movement, focusing on the roles of Filipino Americans and their participation in both the anti-eviction protests and the nascent Asian American movement. Book jacket.