It’s Not Yet Spring, Unless All Flowers Blossom: the 1982 Chinatown Garment Workers’ Strike

It’s Not Yet Spring, Unless All Flowers Blossom: the 1982 Chinatown Garment Workers’ Strike

women workers with ilgwu hats and protest signs

01 Waves of Chinese Immigration 02 The International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union 03 Inside the Garment Factory 04 Motherhood and Care on the Shop Floor 05 Rising Up Like Tigers 06 The Strike 07 Stitching Threads for AAPI Activism 08 Weaving Collective Memory and AAPI Consciousness 09 Works Cited 01 Waves of Chinese Immigration 02 The International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union 03 Inside the Garment Factory 04 Motherhood and Care on the Shop Floor 05 Rising Up Like Tigers 06 The Strike 07 Stitching Threads for AAPI Activism 08 Weaving Collective Memory and AAPI Consciousness 09 Works Cited Enter

Youth Researcher Clarissa Kunizaki

Clarissa Kunizaki is a senior in high school and a founding member of the Localized History Project. As the Youth Co-Director of Community and Historical Research, she seeks to foster joy and exploration with peers to uncover radical histories.

Educator Guides are created by LHP youth for New York City teachers. These guides compile the primary and secondary sources featured in each exhibit, making them easy to print and integrate into existing classroom materials.

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Resistance, Organizing and Community