# Al Robles

> Alfred A. Robles was a Filipino American poet and community activist in San Francisco. Born in 1930, he was the second eldest in a family of ten brothers and sisters and grew up in the Fillmore district of San Francisco. A community character, he was instrumental in the political fight against the city to stop the demolition of the International Hotel on Kearny Street. He was also a prominent member of the San Francisco-based Asian American writers' collective Kearny Street Workshop.

*American poet (1930-2009)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1930-02-16
- **Died:** 2009-05-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Alfred A. Robles was a Filipino American poet and community activist in San Francisco. Born in 1930, he was the second eldest in a family of ten brothers and sisters and grew up in the Fillmore district of San Francisco. A community character, he was instrumental in the political fight against the city to stop the demolition of the International Hotel on Kearny Street. He was also a prominent member of the San Francisco-based Asian American writers' collective Kearny Street Workshop.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 35.1

## Sources
- [Al Robles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Robles)
- [أل روبلس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%84_%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%B3)
- [ال روبلس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%B3)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4704719)

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