✊☹️ yay area movements 😤🤘
non-fiction readings about sociopolitical movements from the bay area, california with nationwide impacts
including (& continuously adding): third world liberation front / birth of ethnic studies, birth of the black panthers / black power movement, AIDS/HIV advocacy / LGBTQ rights, indigenous / native american rights, “hyphy” rap movement
created by soupdumpling
last updated July, 2026
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great list!! i would recommend ‘San Francisco’s International Hotel,’ by Estella Habal as part of the struggle for preserving the I-Hotel and Manilatown, many of whom the elderly tenants activists to SFSU student who were also part of the TWLF! also such an important part of Bay Area history regarding the anti-eviction movement considering how housing has been.
omg my bad, my eager/excited ass didn’t realize it’s literally listed first on this list 😭 lol
Yes thank you for the rec! I read an excerpt back in undergrad and it’s also a reminder for me to re read!
There's an upcoming art show at I-Hotel Manila Center next month! For anyone wanting to learn more about the legacy today. Will share once I get more details ♥️
I love this list! I’m originally from the Bay Area and always love learning more about its sociopolitical history. This is so cool. Thank you for putting this together!
NEEDED THIS!!! im a central coast girlie but love reading books that are close to home 🫶🏻
omg thank you for this list! I am moving back to the Bay in a few weeks to start my masters in social work!!
ooo i love this idea!! I'm a recent transplant to the Bay Area from the East Coast and I'm still learning all about it, so this list is perfect ☺️
hell yeah! im a bay area native and ive never read any of these, thanks for putting this together
discovering through this comment section that there are so many fellow bay area folks on here 😍
