Rare original 1969 I WOR KUEN protest button Radical Chinese group from Chinatown, New York City - Chinese-American equivalent of the Black Panthers

Found at an estate sale: a RARE original Chinese - American I WOR KUEN pinback button. ca 1969 . I WOR KUEN was a radical, Marxist, Chinese - American organization that began in New York City's Chinatown during the 1960's anti-war days. The Chinese-American version of the Black Panthers.

From Wikipedia (the free encyclopedia): I Wor Kuen was a radical Marxist Asian American collective that originally formed in 1969 in New York City’s Chinatown. Borrowing from the ideologies of the Young Lords and the Black Panthers, IWK organized several community programs and produced a newsletter series promoting self-determination for Asian Americans. Initially consisting of students from Columbia University, the group worked in conjunction with residents of New York City’s Chinatown to address the community’s needs for healthcare reform, draft counseling, and childcare. The group expanded nationally with the Red Guard in San Francisco in 1972 to create a nation IWK.