Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- East West newspaper
- Abstract:
- Contains visual research files consisting of photographs and copies of photographs used as reference for East West newspaper articles focusing on political, social, cultural and community issues that affected the welfare of Asian Americans from 1967 to 1989. Also includes administrative files of Marketing Director, Carole Shein.
- Extent:
- 44 boxes
- Language:
- English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The East West Research Files contain the visual reference files from circa1968 to 1989 for East West newspaper articles including black and white photographs, copies of photographs, newspaper clippings and magazine photographs. Consists of approximately 3800 people named and 25 main subject areas: animal/birds, art, artists awards/scholarships, books/periodicals/writers, businesses, Chinatowns, churches/temples, cooks/cooking/food, dance, education, events, health, historical photographs, housing, memorials, modeling/fashion, music, organizations/community, people, places, refugees, science/technology, sports, theater/film. Also includes the Marketing Director, Carol Shein's files such as organization information, correspondence, advertising, marketing, and accounting materials, with the majority dated 1987.
- Biographical / historical:
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East West, an English/Chinese bilingual newspaper, was founded in 1967 by publisher/editor, Gordon Lew, in San Francisco's Chinatown. Weekly publications began in 1968 and continued to the last issue on September 7, 1989. The news focus was on political, social, cultural, and community issues on local, national, and international levels that affected the welfare of Asian Americans and other ethnic groups. The philosophy was to build bridges of communication between segments of the community such as Chinese-speaking with English-speaking, Cantonese with non-Cantonese, new immigrants with longtime residents, seniors with youths, as well as between the Chinese American community and the American society at large.
- Acquisition information:
- The East West research files were given to the Ethnic Studies Library by East West in 1993.
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, Dept. of Ethnic Studies, 30 Stephens Hall #2630Berkeley, CA 94720-2360, US
- Contact:
- (510) 643-1234