Never Forget

Filipinx Americans and the Philippines Anti-Martial Law Movement

Never Forget: Filipinx Americans and the Philippines Anti-Martial Law Movement is a collection of political posters and oral histories chronicling the transnational Anti-Martial Law Movement. This digital collection highlights the Filipinx American community’s participation in the transnational struggle for human rights and democracy in response to the Ferdinand E. Marcos regime (1965 to 1986). Featuring a significant moment in the history of one of the largest Asian American ethnic groups in the United States, Never Forget aims to strengthen intergenerational understanding about the Anti-Marcos Martial Law Movement and to build solidarities for greater justice and democracy.

Never Forget is a part of a larger effort to preserve the Anti-Martial Law Movement history and learn from those who were a part of it. There are still countless archival materials that have been generously donated to us for which we are seeking resources to process. We would also like to conduct oral histories of more activists, so their wisdom is accessible to future generations. If you are interested in learning more or supporting this work, please contact director@aasc.ucla.edu or donate here.

Lucy MSP Burns, Principal Investigator

Lucy MSP Burns is Associate Professor in the Asian American Studies Department at UCLA, a landgrant/landgrab institution in the homeland of Gabrielino/Tongva peoples. Burns has published on race and performance in the U.S. and culture and politics in the Philippines.

Karen Umemoto, Principal Investigator

Karen Umemoto is the Helen and Morgan Chu Chair and Director of the Asian American Studies Center and a professor in Urban Planning and Asian American Studies at UCLA. Umemoto’s research focuses on youth justice, participatory governance, and processes of systemic change.

Joy Sales, Curator

Joy Sales is Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. Her research on transnational Filipino activism intersects with her community work in Malaya Movement USA.

Josen Masangkay Diaz, Curator

Josen Masangkay Diaz is Associate Professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies and Affiliated Faculty in the Program in Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of San Diego. Her research and teaching focus on race, gender, colonialism, liberalism, and authoritarianism.

Contributors

Marjorie Lee, MLIS, Librarian and Archivist
Alexis Recto, MLIS, Digital Archivist
Kelly Fong, Ph.D., Grant Writer
Michelle Caswell, Ph.D., Humanities Advisor
Enrique de la Cruz, Ph.D., Humanities Expert
Emory Chao Johnson, Videographer
Barbra Ramos, Interviewer
Daniel H. Kim, Software Engineer
Andrae Chin, Web Designer
Tom Nguyen, Digital Archives Coordinator
Melany De La Cruz-Viesca, Deputy Director
Meg Thornton, Event Support
Maya Lu, Communications and Publications Coordinator
Christine Wang, Research Project Coordinator
Lauren Higa, Project Coordinator
Christine Lee, Project Coordinator

Community Partners

Center for the Study of Political Graphics
The Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies at UC Davis
Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS)
Pilipino Workers Center (PWC)
Emily Lawsin, FANHS
Visual Communications
Asian Solidarity Collective
The Digital Sala
Malaya Movement SoCal

Supporters

This project was made possible with support from the California Humanities – Humanities for All program, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit calhum.org.

This digital exhibition is also made possible through the generous support of Loida Nicolas Lewis, Prosy Abarquez de la Cruz, and Dr. Enrique de la Cruz.

The views expressed herein are those of the Asian American Studies Center and not necessarily those of the University of California, Los Angeles. The research team alone is responsible for the content of this project.