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The Fall of the I-Hotel
Curtis Choy, 1983, USA, 58 min
After a decade of spirited resistance to the razing of Manilatown, the battle for housing in San Francisco ends in the brutal eviction of the elderly tenants of the International Hotel. "The Fall of the I-Hotel" serves as the witness to the community's fight to survive, and as a tribute to the dignity and strength of the “Manongs”, or elderly tenants of the hotel. Viewed continuously by students of Asian American Studies since its original release in 1983, "The Fall of the I-Hotel" not only documents the struggle to save the I-Hotel, it also provides an overview of Filipino American history. New 2K Restoration!