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History of the Red Guard Party By "Former Members" This article was written and submitted to Getting Together by a few former members of the Red Guard Party and is not intended to represent the entire membership. It is the first of a series of articles. Part 1 of 5  The Red Guard Party was founded in San Francisco's Chinatown in February of 1969. Our membership was primarily composed of American- born Chinese youth. Due to the incorrectness of our political line, our organizational structure and our met hod of work, we disbanded in July of 1971. Our history of participation as cadre in the Red Guard has helped to strengthen our political understanding and the practical work we are presently engaged in. Although the Red Guard made many errors, the organiz ation was still a very positive development in the course of the mass political movement at the time in the United States. There are positive and negative aspects to everything. When looking back at the history ...

Red Guard Party Red Guard Party Founded 1969 Ideology Maoism Anti-imperialism Marxism–Leninism Chinese nationalism Revolutionary socialism Anti-racism Political position Far-left Politics of United States Political parties Elections From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Red Guard was a radical Chinese-American street youth organization formed in February 1969. The street youth party formed in the dusky pool halls in San Francisco's Chinatown aimed to attain adequate social services and serve as a unified front against the police brutality and oppression they faced as minorities . The Red Guard served as a pioneering revolutionary organization for the Asian American movement on the West Coast which sought to combat the model minority image and promote solidarity with other oppressed racial minorities. Though the Red Guard existed for a brief period of four years, their presence highlights the various radical critiques and...

I Wor Kuen Contents 1 Underground connections 2 Radical program 3 References I Wor Kuen (Righteous and Harmonious Fists) took its name from a peasant organization that fought to expel foreigners from China during the so-called “Boxer Rebellion.” Founded in 1969 by second-generation Chinese Americans in New York’s Chinatown, it adopted a 12-point program Platform and Program, similar to those previously issued by the Black Panther Party and the Young Lords . It also advocated Mao Zedong thought and engaged in militant struggles in the community. It also started publication of a bi-lingual newspaper, Getting Together . In 1971, I Wor Kuen became a national organization when it merged with former members of the San Francisco-based Red Guard Party , a group which was founded in February 1969 and disbanded in July 1971. Also influenced by the Chinese Cultural Revolution and the example of the Black Panther Party, the Red Guar...