In the 1960s and '70s the International Hotel in San Francisco's Chinatown became the focus of a bitter fight when the building was targeted for demolition. In fact the I-Hotel became a cause celebre for tenants' rights advocates fighting to protect the hotel's residents, who were mostly Filipino immigrants. Now it's the backdrop in a new novel.
Book Review: 'I-Hotel' by Karen Tei Yamashita
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