Community in Danger

Growing up in Houston, Glenda Joe was confronted with a constantly shifting world. In the mid 1960s, the Civil Rights Movement and Act occupied the minds of every American, and Joe was enamored by this at the young age of 13. She saw the destructive abilities of white supremacy and how it manifested in the communities through interracial conflict and anti-Asian and anti-Black violence. A lot of work was needed to be done to ensure the social and material wellbeing of the Asian-American community, and Glenda Joe, throughout her prolific career, put in a lot of the work.