I-Hotel

Horizontal sepia-toned photo. Rows of people with linked arms standing close together in the street; it’s night, only the front row is clearly visible. Signs on buildings in English and Chinese. Above the crowd, the marquee reads “International Hotel.” Inset on left, a color photo of a young Filipino woman in overalls, her arm around the shoulder of an older Filipino man in a flannel shirt. Both are looking down somberly.

Coming Home: Jeanette Lazam Returns to the I-Hotel

by: Estella Habal and Hilton Obenzinger
Article published:: June 9, 2021

Filipino tenants’ fight against eviction sparked an epic housing rights battle in San Francisco. Now a defender of the I-Hotel returns.