A Time To Rise: Collective Memoirs Of The Union Of Democratic Filipinos (Kdp) - 9780295742021

In the politically turbulent 1970s and '80s, a revolutionary organization emerged in the Filipino American community. Overcoming cultural and class differences, the Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP) members joined in a single national organization to mobilize for civil rights in the United States and for democracy and national liberation in the Philippines. A Time to Rise collects forty-three personal accounts by participants in the struggle, providing a full and multifaceted picture of KDP recruitment, organizing, and training, including women's central role in the organization and its leadership. Many stories involve the long road to justice for murdered KDP and union leaders Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes, culminating in the 1989 landmark victory in the federal civil suit against Ferdnand and Imelda Marcos and their codefendants. These memoirs offer political insights and stirring examples of courage that resonate today.

• | Author: Rene Ciria Cruz, Cindy Domingo, Bruce Occena
• | Publisher: University of Washington Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 02, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 368 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 029574202X
• | ISBN-13: 9780295742021