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Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) Records

Call Number

WAG.324

Dates

1970s-ongoing, inclusive
; 1990-2010, bulk

Creator

Caoile, Gloria T.
Lee, Jin Sook
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (Role: Donor)

Extent

60 Linear Feet in 53 record cartons, 3 flat boxes, and 3 card boxes
41 videocassettes (digital betacam)
91 videocassettes (vhs)
7 videocassettes (u-matic)
5 videodiscs (dvd)
9 audiocassettes
2 sound discs (cd)
7 websites in 7 archived websites.

Language of Materials

Materials are primarily in English, with some materials in Chinese, Thai, Khmer, Korean, Japanese, and other Asian languages. The website is predominately in English, with some Chinese, Vietnamese, and Tagalog.

Abstract

Founded in 1992, the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) was created to address the continued underrepresentation of Asian Pacific American (APA) workers in the labor movement and the specific challenges APA workers face. The collection documents many of the activities of the national office and some of the local chapters of the APALA from its early years through 2009, as well as some of the activities of other APA organizations. Materials date from the 1970s through 2019, with the bulk of the material dating from 1992 to 2009. The collection includes paper and audiovisual materials regarding APALA annual conventions and events; meeting minutes; photographs of events; reports and audiovisual materials created by other APA groups; and archived versions of the APALA's websites and the Washington, DC chapter's website.

Historical Note

The foundations for the creation of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) were laid in 1990 when a number of Asian Pacific American (APA) labor activists presented the AFL-CIO with a proposal to better address the continued underrepresentation of APA workers in the labor movement by forming a national APA labor organization. These activists sought to get more APA workers into unions, especially those working in historically important industries such as garment factories and restaurants. The APALA founders also recognized that, in addition to traditional workers' rights issues like fair wages and health care, APA workers face workplace discrimination and challenges related to immigration status, language ability, and education which force many Asian and Pacific Islander Americans into low-paying and insecure jobs.

In 1991, the Executive Council of the AFL-CIO formed a steering committee consisting of representatives from the three regional APA labor groups, representatives from Hawaii's AFL-CIO, and the seven founding unions to explore the rationales and practicalities of forming a national APA labor organization.

APALA became a formal entity at the National Founding Convention in 1992. Over 500 APA labor activists, representing major cities across the United States, gathered in Washington, D.C. APALA was envisioned as an organization that would address a number of pressing needs within the APA community by educating laborers, promoting political education and voter registration, and training and mentoring APA leaders within the labor movement and the greater community. In addition, it was decided that APALA would be committed to the defense and advocacy of civil and human rights of APA laborers, immigrants, and people of color, while developing ties to international labor organizations, especially those within the Asia-Pacific Rim.

With approximately 660,000 members, a national office in Washington, D.C., and 13 chapters and pre-chapters across the country, APALA remains the first and only national organization of APA union members.

Arrangement

This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor. Materials are described at the box level.

Scope and Content Note

The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) Records document many of the activities of the national APALA office and some of its local chapters (especially the New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Los Angeles chapters) from the organization's early years through 2009. The collection consists mostly of research and organizing materials related to APALA's various advocacy efforts in the areas of minority, immigrant, and/or workers' rights. Additionally, the APALA Records contain the activities of the executive board, convention materials, e-mail correspondence (especially correspondence written by or to Jin Sook Lee and Gloria T. Caoile, former Executive Directors of APALA) and materials related to various political and voter mobilization campaigns. The collection also includes photographic and audiovisual materials from APALA events and archived versions of the APALA's websites and the Washington, DC chapter's website. The websites include information about national and Washington chapter APALA events, programs, and political activities.

Parts of the collection also include materials generated by the Public Services Labor Independent Confederation (PSLINK), the union for government workers in the Philippines, and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), especially during Gloria Caoile's term as assistant to the AFSCME president. The collection also includes materials created by other APA organizations, particularly the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA), of which APALA is a member, and other labor groups, such as the Labor Coalition for Community Action. To a lesser extent, there are materials generated by other minority activist groups, such as the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU).

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use materials in the collection in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) Records; WAG 324; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

To cite the archived website in this collection: Identification of item, date; sian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) Records; WAG 324; Wayback URL; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

Location of Materials

Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please request materials at least two business days prior to your research visit to coordinate access.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) in March 2012. The accession number associated with this gift is 2012.020.

A small number of publications produced by the APALA were discovered in the repository and added to the collection in 2014. The accession number associated with these materials is 2014.034.

Websites were initially selected by curators and captured through the use of The California Digital Library's Web Archiving Service in 2007 as part of the Tamiment-Wagner: Labor Unions and Organizations (U.S.) Web Archive. In 2017, crawling of two of the websites, https://apalanet.wordpress.com/ and https://apaladc.wordpress.com/, was discontinued. In 2015, these websites were migrated to Archive-It. Archive-It uses web crawling technology to capture websites at a scheduled time and displays only an archived copy, from the resulting WARC file, of the website. In 2019, https://www.apalaconvention.org/ was added to the web archives. The accession number associated with this website 2019.131. In 2021, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoun8paqpAJiP30ECBZ3sQ/videos/ was added. The accession number associated with this website is 2022.027. In March 2022, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hFIcb_pJhJDjjK5q-9lQgu3LHGBo65kPWyfn_LM2t5Y/edit was added. The accession number associated with this website is 2022.049. In September 2023, https://www.youtube.com/@apalanational989/videos/ was added. The accession number associated with this website is 2023.083.

Audiovisual Access Policies and Procedures

Audiovisual materials have not been preserved and may not be available to researchers. Materials not yet digitized will need to have access copies made before they can be used. To request an access copy, or if you are unsure if an item has been digitized, please contact tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu, (212) 998-2630 with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A staff member will respond to you with further information.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Born-digital materials have not been transferred and may not be available to researchers. Researchers may request access copies. To request that material be transferred, or if you are unsure if material has been transferred, please contact tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu, (212) 998-2630 with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A staff member will respond to you with further information.

Due to technical or privacy issues, archived websites may not be exact copies of the original website at the time of the web crawl. Certain file types will not be captured dependent on how they are embedded in the site. Other parts of websites that the crawler has difficulty capturing includes Javascript, streaming content, database-driven content, and highly interactive content. Full-Text searches of archived websites are available at https://archive-it.org/organizations/567.

Take Down Policy

Archived websites are made accessible for purposes of education and research. NYU Libraries have given attribution to rights holders when possible; however, due to the nature of archival collections, we are not always able to identify this information.

If you hold the rights to materials in our archived websites that are unattributed, please let us know so that we may maintain accurate information about these materials.

If you are a rights holder and are concerned that you have found material on this website for which you have not granted permission (or is not covered by a copyright exception under US copyright laws), you may request the removal of the material from our site by submitting a notice, with the elements described below, to tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu.

Please include the following in your notice: Identification of the material that you believe to be infringing and information sufficient to permit us to locate the material; your contact information, such as an address, telephone number, and email address; a statement that you are the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed and that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; a statement that the information in the notification is accurate and made under penalty of perjury; and your physical or electronic signature. Upon receiving a notice that includes the details listed above, we will remove the allegedly infringing material from public view while we assess the issues identified in your notice.

Separated Materials

Approximately twenty-five issues of the APALA News, three books, and some issues of Filipinas magazine were separated for library cataloging. Some personnel documents pertaining to employee finances and health insurance and/or containing sensitive information like Social Security numbers were removed. Personal materials were returned to the donors.

Related Materials

Papers related to the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance can be found in the Rocky Chin Papers (WAG 325).

Collection processed by

Rachel Schimke, 2012. Edited by Rachel Schimke for compliance with DACS and Tamiment Required Elements for Archival Description, 2013.

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-10-23 10:39:49 -0400.
Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language: Finding aid is in English

Processing Information

In 2012, photographs, negatives, slides, and contact sheets were removed from their original housing and placed into archival quality containers or folders. In all such cases, the original order of the materials was maintained, and any labels were copied onto the new containers or folders. Unlabeled photographs and negatives were kept in their original groupings. Folder titles added by the archivist are indicated with square brackets. In 2014, materials found in the repository were added to Box 5 of the collection.

In 2014, the archived website was added to the collection. Additional websites were added to the finding aid in 2019-2023.

Revisions to this Guide

August 2019: Updated by Megan O'Shea to incorporate unprocessed photographs, archived websites, and prepare material to be sent to offsite storage
October 2023: Edited by Nicole Greenhouse for additional administration information and the incorporation of archived websites

Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

View Inventory

Box 1, 1990-1993, inclusive

Box: 1 (Material Type: video)

Scope and Content Note

Betacam Tapes from APALA Events

Box 2, 1993-1999, undated, inclusive

Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Betacam Tapes, Slides, and Cassette Tapes (from APALA Events and Unlabeled); "Women of Hope" Pamphlets; and Photographs and Negatives from Various Events, including: 1999 APALA Convention in Washington, DC, 1997 Convention in San Francisco, 1995 AFL-CIO Full Participation Conference, 1996 Fundraiser in San Francisco, and Labor Day 1998

Box 3, 1990s-2004, inclusive

Box: 3 (Material Type: video)

Scope and Content Note

VHS Tapes of APALA Events and Programs Produced by Various Organizations

Box 4, 1982, 1993-2001, undated, inclusive

Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Photographs, Negatives, and Slides from Various Events, including: 1993 APALA Convention in Los Angeles, 1994 Organizers Training, 1994 Education Conference in Seattle, 1995 Asian Labor Festival, 1995 Convention in New York City, and 1997 Convention in San Francisco

Box 5, 1993-2010, undated, inclusive

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Photographs (especially 1993 APALA Conference in Los Angeles); Four VHS Tapes; 1996 Conference Button; Promotional Materials; Voting Guides; and Reports and Organizing Materials re: National Politics, Building APALA Chapters, and the Asian Workforce in Washington, D.C.

Box 6, 1993-2000, inclusive

Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Oversize Box: AFL-CIO Gavels; Three Plaques Presented to Gloria Caoile; Gloria Caoile Magnets; Medal from the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota; Delegate Nametags and Pins; Commemorative Coins from Philippine Republic Day Fiftieth Anniversary; and Pens, Keychains, and Other Ephemera from Various Labor and/or APA Groups

Box 7, 1999-2007, undated, inclusive

Box: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

"Communities at Work Toolbox" (AFL-CIO Guide to Defending Workers' Freedom to Form Unions) and Photographs of: APALA Ninth Biennial Convention, the 1999 Convention in Washington, DC, and Other Events

Box 8, 1993-2004, undated, inclusive

Box: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Photographs, Negatives, Slides, and Contact Sheets of: 1995 APALA 101 Training in Los Angeles; 1999 Convention in Washington, DC; Labor Day 1998; 2004 Nevada Get Out the Vote; and Various Other APALA Events

Box 9, 2002-2008, inclusive

Box: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

APALA National Office Organizational Files from 2008 (Budgets, Convention Rosters, Correspondence, Events Publicity, Campaigns/Partnerships, etc.) and Voter Mobilization Campaigns, especially "Get Out the Vote"

Box 10, 1994-2004, 2008, undated, inclusive

Box: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

APALA National Office Organizational Files from 2008 and Photographs of: 1997 Convention in San Francisco, 1999 San Francisco Chapter Officers and Board Members, and Other People and Events

Box 11, 1982, 1992-1995, 1997, 2000-2003, inclusive

Box: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Photographs from 1994 Education Conference in Seattle; Photographs and Contact Sheets from Various Other Events; National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA) Meeting Minutes; and Materials from Various Conferences and Meetings on Asian Americans, Labor, Immigration, Political Education, and/or Feminism (early 2000s)

Box 12, 1992-2000, inclusive

Box: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Materials from Conferences on Asian Americans, Labor, Immigrants, and/or Civil Rights; Research on Bilingual Programs for Limited-English Proficient (LEP) Students and the Federal Minimum Wage

Box 13, 1990s-2003, inclusive

Box: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Convention Planning Materials and Research/Campaigns re: Gay and Lesbian Issues, Health Care, LEP Education, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Affirmative Action, Employment Discrimination, and the 2000 Census

Box 14, 1995-2001, inclusive

Box: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Convention Planning Materials and Ballots

Box 15, 2000-2010, inclusive

Box: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Oversize Box: APALA Tote Bags, Fans With Voter Information, Four DVDs, Two Floppy Disks, APIA Voter Mobilization Posters, Filipino American Voter Involvement Project Booklet, 2010 Peace Calendar, and Several Editions of Various Nevada APA Newspapers

Box 16, 1990s-2001, inclusive

Box: 16 (Material Type: video)

Scope and Content Note

VHS, Betacam, and Ampex Tapes of APALA Events and Programs Produced by Various Organizations

Box 17, 1990-2002, undated, inclusive

Box: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Photographs and VHS Tapes from Various Events; Asians in the Workforce and the Arts: A Photo Essay by Lia Chang; National Directory of Asian Pacific American Organizations (1995); and Business Cards and Miscellaneous Ephemera

Box 18, 1990s-2003, inclusive

Box: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Barbara Grutter v. Lee Bollinger et al. and Kimberly James et al.; Political and Conference Buttons and Pins; and Research, Campaigns, and Jin Sook Lee E-mail Correspondence re: China and the World Trade Organization, Immigration, and Homeland Security

Box 19, 1995-2004, inclusive

Box: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Statistics from the U.S. Bureau of the Census; Event Planning Materials; and Research, Campaigns, and Jin Sook Lee E-mail Correspondence re: Low Wage Immigrant Workers, Hate Crimes, Student Adjustment/DREAM Act, Workers' Rights in China/China and the WTO, Filipino World War II Veterans, Affirmative Action, APA Women Workers, and Voter Mobilization

Box 20, 1997-2009, inclusive

Box: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Oversize Box: Two Floppy Disks from 1997 Convention in San Francisco, Picture CD, Several Oversize Photographs, APALA T-shirts, Form Mailings re: Immigration, and Stickers

Box 21, 1996-2007, inclusive

Box: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Convention Packets (Agendas, Notes, and Reports/Memos), especially from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and APALA Executive Board; Chapter Files: Seattle, South Puget Sound, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.

Box 22, 1989-2004, undated, inclusive

Box: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Chapter Files; Convention Materials; Election Ballots; and Gloria Caoile's AFSCME and Public Services Labor Independent Confederation (PSLINK) Reports on Women and/or Unionism in the Philippines ("Gloria" materials begin after ballots)

Box 23, 1993-2003, undated, inclusive

Box: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Campaigns of Various APA Organizations and Gloria Caoile's AFSCME and Public Services Labor Independent Confederation (PSLINK) Materials (mainly Conferences and Reports on Women and/or Unionism in the Philippines) ("Gloria" papers end after "gender sensitive")

Box 24, 2000s, inclusive

Box: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Campaigns of Various APA, Labor, and Minority Organizations and APA Voter Mobilization Campaigns

Box 25, 2000s, inclusive

Box: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

APA Voter Mobilization Campaigns and Labor Coalition for Community Action (LCCA): Meeting Minutes, Financial Documents, and Project Reports

Box 26, 1996-2000s, inclusive

Box: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

APA Voter Mobilization Campaigns, National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA), and Articles and Reports re: Immigration, Hate Crimes, Hoffman Plastic Compounds v. NLRB, and Civil Liberties/Anti-Terrorism

Box 27, 1998-2008, inclusive

Box: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA) and Other APA Groups; APALA and AFL-CIO Political Activism (Various Campaigns, Projects, and Meetings)

Box 28, 2000s, inclusive

Box: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

APALA Political Activism (mainly "Get Out the Vote") and 2001 National Convention Materials

Box 29, 2001-2004, inclusive

Box: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

2001 APALA National Convention Materials and APALA Participation at Various Conferences/Meetings

Box 30, 2000s, inclusive

Box: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

APALA Participation at Various Conferences/Meetings and APALA Executive Board Meetings

Box 31, 2000s, inclusive

Box: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

APALA Executive Board Meetings; APALA Programming and Organizing Materials; and Voter Mobilization and Education Materials for Various National and Local Elections

Box 32, 2000s, inclusive

Box: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Voter Mobilization for 2008 Presidential Primary in Philadelphia County; APALA Executive Board Meetings; and APALA Delegation to South Korea

Box 33, 1994-2001, undated, inclusive

Box: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Working Copy of San Francisco 1997 Convention Banquet Booklet and Photographs, Negatives, and Contact Sheets from APALA Events, including: Asia Labor Festival, 1995 Convention in NYC, and Various Organizer Trainings

Box 34, 2000s, inclusive

Box: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Regional Chapter Files (Alameda, Hawaii, Oakland, New York, San Diego, Portland/Oregon, and San Francisco) and National Files re: Starting Chapters

Box 35, 1995-1997, 2007, inclusive

Box: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Convention Materials (NYC 1995 and San Francisco 1997) and Public Services International (PSI) Information on Socio-Political and Economic Situation in the Philippines (with Gloria Caoile's notes)

Box 36, 2000s, inclusive

Box: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Asian Pacific Islander American National Demographics and Workforce Statistics, APALA Voter Mobilization Campaigns, Nonprofit Setup Materials, and Gloria Caoile Papers: Public Services International (PSI) Information on Socio-Political and Economic Situation in the Philippines, Human/Workers' Rights and Voter Mobilization Campaigns for Filipinos, Immigration Reform Advocacy, and the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007

Box 37, 1997-2000s, inclusive

Box: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Administrative Files and Research Files: Food Stamps, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Bill Lann Lee, and Hate Crimes

Box 38, 1997-2000s, inclusive

Box: 38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Election Reform and Low Wage Immigrant Workers Advocacy; Programs from Philippine Independence Festivals; and Research Files: Health Care, Los Almos "Spy" Case, Daewoo Union Strike, Immigration, John Ashcroft, Affirmative Action, and Labor and Human Rights in the Mariana Islands

Box 39, 1994-2005, undated, inclusive

Box: 39 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; 1994-1995 Convention Materials; and VHS Tapes (Speeches from Various Events and Programs on Immigrant Workers)

Box 40, 1993-1995, 1997, 2006, inclusive

Box: 40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

1993-1995 and 1997 Convention Materials and 2006 National Constitution

Box 41, circa 1992-2009, inclusive

Box: 41 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Kent Wong and Matt Finucane Speeches; Executive Board Meetings; and Research and Advocacy re: Voter Mobilization, Affirmative Action, Workers' Rights in China, Native Hawaiians, and Women and Minorities in Union Leadership

Box 42, 1998-2009, inclusive

Box: 42 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Executive Board Meetings and 2007 Convention Materials

Box 43, circa 1992-2004, undated, inclusive

Box: 43 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Photographs, Negatives, and Contact Sheets for Newsletters and from Various Events, including: 2004 Get Out the Vote, the APALA Founding Convention, Executive Board Meetings, and the New York Labor Festival

Box 44, 1997-2000s, inclusive

Box: 44 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Membership Files and Executive Board: Meetings, Mailings, and Members' Biographical Information

Box 45, late 1990s-2005, inclusive

Box: 45 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Convention Materials (mostly Administrative), Voter Mobilization Materials, and Reports on Asian American and Pacific Islander Population in the U.S. Created by Various APA Groups

Box 46, 1998-2000s, inclusive

Box: 46 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Personnel Files; Student Outreach Materials; Chapter Files; Get Out the Vote Funding; and APALA Organizer Training and Organizing Institute, AFL-CIO Materials

Box 47, 1992-2009, inclusive

Box: 47 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Nine Cassette Tapes; Two CDs; VHS Tape on Native Hawaiians; AFL-CIO Papers: Organizing Materials/APALA Partnership, Political Reports, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Observances; Reports on APA Population; and Gloria Caoile Papers: Voter Mobilization Materials

Box 48, 1970s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 48 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Gloria Caoile Papers: Voter Mobilization Materials, Speeches Given by Caoile, Awards Given to Caoile, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists 1999 Convention, and AFSCME Administrative and Personnel Files

Box 49, late 1980s-2006, inclusive

Box: 49 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

APALA Executive Board: Meetings and Mailings; Gloria Caoile Papers: National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium Census 2000 Education Project and Caoile's Appointment to President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Box 50, 1996-2005, inclusive

Box: 50 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

Executive Board Meetings and 2003 Convention Materials

Box 51, 1992-2000s, inclusive

Box: 51 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

APALA Convention Materials, including Founding Convention Programs

Box 52, 2000s, inclusive

Box: 52 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Content Note

APALA Convention Materials (especially 2005 Convention), Research and Advocacy re: Labor in South Korea, and National Coalition for Asian Pacific Americans: Minutes, E-mail Correspondence, and Various Advocacy Issues

Photographs, undated, inclusive

Box: 53 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 54 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 58 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ephemera, Undated, inclusive

Box: 55 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 57 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

These boxes contain ephemera from APALA conventions, United States national elections, and labor union campaigns. Formats include buttons, balloons, business cards, and pens.

Box 56, Undated, inclusive

Box: 56 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

VHS Tapes, Betacam, and Ampex Tapes containing speeches from various events and programs on immigrant workers, APALA events, and programs produced by various organizations.

Archived Websites

Box: Electronic Records (Material Type: electronic records)

Extent

7 websites in 7 archived websites.

Scope and Contents

Founded in 1992, the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) was created to address the continued under-representation of Asian Pacific American (APA) workers in the labor movement and the specific challenges APA workers face. APALA works on projects related to voter registration, the DREAM Act, and workplace organizing. Incomplete captures of the website began in 2007 with information on the Employee Free Choice Act, the DREAM Act, voter mobilization efforts, biannual conventions, the Asian Pacific American Workers' Rights Hearing, and the Organizing Institute. The first complete capture of the website occurred in 2014. Then, the website focused on fundraising for victims of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan); Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); citizenship rally; mentorship programs; spokesperson training; summits for young leaders and seniors and retirees; congressional voter guides; end of year reports; and other organizing and leadership trainings. In 2015, the website redesigned. The website contained information on stopping the Trans-Pacific Partnership; the All Students Count Act; educational material on immigration, worker rights, and civil rights issues that impact Asian Pacific Americans; labor and community partnerships; and chapter news pages. In 2017, the website redesigned again, with sections on civil and political engagement; organizing and leadership development; racial justice and ending mass criminalization; solidarity with global Asian and Pacific Islander communities; and corporate accountability. Other issues the organization focused on immigration and refugee policies, family immigration, undocumented workers, the census and civic engagement, Black Lives Matter protest and anti-racism resources, anti-asian violence resoueces, and their COVID-19 response and fund for Asian American and Pacific Islanders workers in healthcare, transportation and service industries.

The websites also contain information on activities and policies at the organization's national level as well as for their Washington, DC chapter. The websites contain infomation on their executive board, youth leadership and organizing committees, press releases, news listings, convention highlights, and a blog.

The YouTube Channel for the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance contains videos of convention panels, awards, speeches, principles for liberation, COVID-19 stories, and APALA's 25th anniversary.

Accruals

http://apalanet.org/ and https://www.apalaconvention.org/ are crawled semiannually.

Appraisal

https://www.apalanet.org/ and https://www.apalaconvention.org/ were rescoped to include the domains drive.google.com, docs.google.com, apalanet.z2systems.com, and d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net to capture the contents of the website.

In 2023, YouTube URLs were changed to better capture the videos on the channel.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Due to technical or privacy issues, archived websites may not be exact copies of the original website at the time of the web crawl. Certain file types will not be captured dependent on how they are embedded in the site. Other parts of websites that the crawler has difficulty capturing includes Javascript, streaming content, database-driven content, and highly interactive content. Full-Text searches of archived websites are available at https://archive-it.org/organizations/567.

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