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Asian/Pacific Lesbians and Gays (A/PLG) records
Coll2013-023
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Asian/Pacific Lesbians and Gays (A/PLG) records
creator:
Asian Pacific Gays and Friends
creator:
Asian/Pacific Lesbians and Gays
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2013-023
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
1 archives box
Date (inclusive): 1977-2012
Abstract: Newsletters, newsletter distribution records, meeting files, membership records, photographs, correspondence, receipt books,
and press and promotional material of Asian/Pacific Lesbians and Gays (A/PLG), 1977-2012. A/PLG was created in 1980 to meet
the needs of gay men and women of Asian and Pacific heritage and to provide a support system in their relations with their
families and communities.
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Formerly box A240. Collection processed by Kyle Morgan.
[Box/folder #, or item name] Asian/Pacific Lesbians and Gays (A/PLG) Records, Coll2013-023, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
This collection is arranged in alphabetical order.
Newsletters, newsletter distribution records, meeting files, membership records, photographs, correspondence, receipt books,
and press and promotional material of Asian/Pacific Lesbians and Gays (A/PLG), 1977-2012. Although most of the records are
dated after the organization's founding in 1980, the records include a proposal for a group called the Gay Asian Association
from 1977.
Asian/Pacific Lesbians and Gays (A/PLG) was created in 1980 to meet the needs of gay men and women of Asian and Pacific heritage
and to provide a support system in their relations with their families and communities so as to understand and accept each
other with caring and pride. The idea of forming an organization for gay Asians had been discussed before 1980, but an important
impetus came from gay liberation pioneer Morris Kight, who then had an Asian partner. A/PLG strives to enhance identity, pride,
personal growth, competence, empowerment, and leadership skills as well as inform its members of political and social issues.
Other goals include building solidarity between Asian gay men and lesbians and between native Asian-Americans and those who
had emigrated from other countries. The organization provides support groups, seminars, and social events for its members.
In 1997, the name changed to its current form, Asian/Pacific Gays and Friends.
Sources:
Wat, Eric.
The Making of a Gay Asian Community: An Oral History of Pre-AIDS Los Angeles. 2002.
Liebman, Roy. "Asian/Pacific Gays and Friends is turning 30!!" Asian/Pacific Gays and Friends website. http://www.apgf.org/a-pgf-history/.
Accessed March 5, 2013.
The bulk of the collection was donated by Milt Owens and Fred Bradford.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Asian American gays
Newsletters
Asian American lesbians
Asian Pacific Gays and Friends
Asian/Pacific Lesbians and Gays