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Tooth and Veil:
The Life and Times of the New Zealand Dental Nurse, Massey
University Press
, published by
Massey University Press.
The award was announced at
the Labour History Project AGM on Tuesday 20
July.
Named for the late historian Herbert Roth, the
award is presented annually to the work published in the
previous calendar year that best depicts the history of work
and resistance in New Zealand.
The award was judged
this year by Cybèle Locke, Claire-Louise McCurdy, Grace
Millar, and Ross Webb
‘On 29 March 1974, nurses from
all over the country marched on parliament and won a
substantial pay increase. This protest is at the centre of
The Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia ended anti-miscegenation laws in the U.S. long after our state had done the same. But the history is complicated.
How Seattle’s Kingdome Protest Saved an Asian American Community
In 1972, the city and King County were determined to build a giant multipurpose, domed stadium in Seattle’s International District. Just as determined to stop it were the Asian Americans who lived there.
May 20, 2021 •
(Photo: Seattle P-I)
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. In recognition of their contributions to American history, we take a look back at a seminal moment in the rise of Asian American political activism.
Even before its groundbreaking in 1972, the multipurpose Kingdome Stadium in Seattle had a long and controversial history. For over a decade, King County officials,
By Dr. Jeanette
Covenants, Deeds and Restrictions
This subject of land restrictions is of special interest to me. My husband, Clark Parker, Sr., tells a fascinating account of our own property ownership. We can therefore easily relate to covenants, deeds and restrictions research project, especially since he is an accomplished real estate expert and builder of multimillion homes, condominiums, schools and other real estate structures.
The research of the “Mapping Prejudice Project” and collaborating researchers is showing what communities of color have known for many decades. “Structural barriers stopped many people who were not White from buying property and building wealth for most of the last century. In Minneapolis, these restrictions served as powerful obstacles for people of color seeking safe and affordable housing. They also limited access to community resources like parks and schools. Racial covenants dovetailed with redlining and predatory lending practices to dep