Fred Ho (1957–2014)
Author of Legacy to Liberation: Politics and Culture of Revolutionary Asian Pacific America
About the Author
Fred Ho is an American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer, bandleader, playwright, writer, and social activist. He holds a B.A. degree in sociology from Harvard University. He is currently battling colon cancer and is the author of Diary of a Radical Cancer Warrior. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Works by Fred Ho
Legacy to Liberation: Politics and Culture of Revolutionary Asian Pacific America (2001) 60 copies, 1 review
Afro Asia: Revolutionary Political and Cultural Connections between African Americans and Asian Americans (2008) 39 copies
Diary of a Radical Cancer Warrior: Fighting Cancer and Capitalism at the Cellular Level (2011) 10 copies
Raw Extreme Manifesto: Change Your Body, Change Your Mind, Change the World While Spending Almost Nothing! (2012) 5 copies
A World Where Many Worlds Fit/Un Mundo Donde Caben Muchos Mundos (English and Spanish Edition) (2013) 2 copies
Yes Means Yes, No Means No 1 copy
The Journey Begins 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Ho, Fred Wei-han
Houn, Fred Wei-han - Birthdate
- 1957-08-10
- Date of death
- 2014-04-12
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Harvard College (BA ∙ Sociology ∙ 1979)
- Occupations
- saxophonist
composer
writer
activist - Organizations
- Afro Asian Music Ensemble
Brooklyn Academy of Music - Awards and honors
- Harvard Arts Medal (2009)
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Palo Alto, California, USA
- Places of residence
- Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
New York, New York, USA - Place of death
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
Members
Reviews
Legacy to Liberation is a groundbreaking anthology which documents & analyzes three decades of radical and revolutionary movement building in Asian-America from the 60s to the 90s. Penetrating essays are interwoven with archival photos, artwork, poetry, and an appendix of rare manifestos, position papers and other documents, compiled by veteran and younger Asian Pacific American activist-fighters, from across the U.S.
Inscripted by Fred (author);
'To Makeda - May we always stay connected and true friends. Love, Fred'
(new address added..)
'To Makeda - May we always stay connected and true friends. Love, Fred'
(new address added..)
Reviewed by Susan Asai in Asian Music 43/2 (Summer/Fall 2012): 155-158. DOI: 10.1353/amu.2012.0017
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Statistics
- Works
- 13
- Members
- 153
- Popularity
- #136,479
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 17