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I Wor Kuen and Getting Together Newspaper
posted 1999
revised 2005
I Wor Kuen (IWK) began as a revolutionary Asian nationalist organization in the '70s. Drawing their name from the Chinese fighters during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 in their struggle to overthrow imperialism and colonialism, I Wor Kuen translated in Chinese meant "Fist of Harmony".
Revolutionary youth from New York Chinatown and from local
colleges saw the conditions that people of color faced and the oppression
of Asian American workers in U.S. history. They decided to dedicate their
lives to creating revolutionary change, pooled resources, and opened a
store front on Market St. in Chinatown. Getting Together was
the newspaper published by IWK. In the first issue of Getting Together
it described Chinatown as a ghetto for Chinese people, much like ghettoes
were for Blacks, Latino's and other non-White people, with many issues
and problems that needed redress. We have reprinted selected articles
from that very first issue.
From the Azine Collective
The History
Section will highlight an organization, individual or event in the Asian
American Movement. In this issue, we take a look back at the I Wor Kuen
and their newspaper Getting Together. The first issue is dated February
1970 and sold for 25 cents. The paper had articles about problems in New
York Chinatown, about Serve the People
and Seize the Time.
