THE GANG OF FOUR Four Leaders, Four Communities, One Friendship

Hardback in Near Fine condition without dust jacket. . 9 X 1 X 9 inches. 240 pages. Inscribed by Bob Santos and Larry Gossett. . Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information.

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Seattle's Gang of Four changed the face of the city in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s by bringing four ethnic groups together in battle against city powerbrokers over development, poverty, fishing rights, and gentrification. The four leaders learned quickly that working together provided greater results than working apart. This is the story of a powerful political alliance and lifelong friendships forged through sit-ins, protest rallies, and other acts of civil disobedience. We got very good at occupying buildings, remarked one of the Gang.

Bob Santos and Gary Iwamoto recall how a Native American, Asian American, African American, and Mexican American came together to fight for their neighborhoods and their people.

Bob Santos has spent most of his life in the International District of Seattle. He grew up in the N.P. Hotel with his widowed father, Sammy Santos, a professional prizefighter. He was hired in 1972 to lead the International District Improvement Association (Inter*Im). During his tenure at Inter*Im, Santos organized property owners, businesses, residents, and activists from the Asian American community to preserve the neighborhood and build new housing.

Gary Iwamoto is a regular contributing writer for the International Examiner, an Asian Pacific Islander community newspaper. He has written several plays, notably Miss Minidoka 1943, which was produced by the Northwest Asian American Theater. He and Bob Santos also wrote Humbows, Not Hot Dogs in 2002.

Product Info

ISBN: 1634059522

ISBN-13: 9781634059527

Publisher: Chin Music Press Inc.

Year: 2015

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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