Chinese Progressive Association youths walking down the Avenue De Lafayette joining the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE) in a demonstration at Filene's Department Store

Item Information

Title:
Chinese Progressive Association youths walking down the Avenue De Lafayette joining the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE) in a demonstration at Filene's Department Store
Description:
The demonstration was staged to protest the working conditions at Peerless Clothing, a leading men's suit-maker for department stores. The people in this image are wearing t-shirts that say: "Fighting for Freedom at Peerless Clothing, Hold Retailers Responsible."
Date:
1996
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Northeastern University Library
Archives and Special Collections
(M163) Box 12, Folder 17 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Chinese Progressive Association records (M163)
Subjects:
Chinese Americans--Massachusetts--Boston
Demonstrations--Massachusetts--Boston
Employee rights
Immigrants--Civil rights
Chinese Progressive Association (Boston, Mass.)
Filene's (Department Store)
Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Chinatown
Extent:
1 photograph : 6 x 4 inches
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20189293
Terms of Use:
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Notes:
Collection Finding Aid: http://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20296997
Identifier:
A017988