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  • Gabriella Wilson (aka H.E.R.) on stage with a guitar and a microphone. She wears dark sunglasses, large hoop earrings, and a black sequins outfit.

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    Gabriella Wilson (aka H.E.R.) Performing on Stage

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 1
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  • Jason Momoa has both arms in the air enthusiastically posing with the horns gesture. Promotional posters for the event paper the background.

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    Jason Momoa Gestures to the Crowd From a Stage

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 1
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  • Naomi Osaka crouches and grips her racket with 2 hands, fully focused while waiting for the serve.

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    Naomi Osaka Prepares to Return Serve

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 1
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  • Bruno Mars smiles while playing a keyboard in a darkened room. A microphone is placed in front of his face.

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    Bruno Mars Playing Keyboard at a Concert

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 1
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  • Kamala Harris smiles while being sworn into office. She holds up her right hand, and her left is on a stack of Bibles. She wears a bright blue suit.

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    Kamala Harris Being Sworn into Office

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 1
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  • Keanu Reaves speaks into a microphone during a panel interview with 2 other men. A science fiction poster of a dragon in space is in the background.

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    Keanu Reaves Speaking on a Panel Interview

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 1
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  • Pittsburgh Steeler Juju Smith pointing to the crowd during a game. His face shows a determined expression.

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    Juju Smith Pointing to the Crowd

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 1
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  • Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson takes a selfie with smiling Asian-Pacific fans. A short metal barrier separates them. An armed guard stands behind The Rock.

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    Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Taking a Selfie with Fans

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 1
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  • A collage of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Jason Momoa, H.E.R., Kamala Harris, Bruno Mars, Keanu Reeves, Naomi Osaka, and Juju Smith-Schuster.

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    Celebrity Multiracial AA&PIs

    Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Jason Momoa, H.E.R., Kamala Harris, Bruno Mars, Keanu Reeves, Naomi Osaka, and Juju Smith-Schuster are among the US’s most famous multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans.

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 1
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  • An Indonesian sailor posing in uniform of coveralls and a white hat.

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    An Indonesian sailor during World War II.

    An Indonesian sailor during World War II. The trial of the detained sailors set the stage for future refugee cases in the US.

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    We Are Here Because You Were There: Race, Colonialism, and Migration, Module 5
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  • Individuals marching in a single file line on the side of the road holding signs and pickets.

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    Chapter Overview: Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers

    Lauren Daus, Catherine De Guzman, Rudy Guevarra Jr., Dawn Bohulano Mabalon, Mark Pulliodo, Robyn Rodriguez, Gayle Romasanta, Stacey Salinas, and Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales

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    Module 1: Overview: Labor and Activism of Filipino Farmworkers

    Rudy Guevarra Jr., Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, Dawn Bohulano Mabalon, and Lauren Daus

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    Labor and Activism of Filipino Farmworkers
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  • Larry Itliong, United Farm Workers Organizing Committee Assistant Director speaking at unknown event.

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    Module 2: Larry Itliong

    Gayle Romasanta

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    Labor and Activism of Filipino Farmworkers
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  • Four picketers with their arms raised, wavie red flags. They stand just off a dirt road on a farm.

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    Module 3: Filipinas in the Filipino Farmworker Movement

    Stacy Salinas

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    Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers
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  • 1973 edition and 2014 edition of Carlos Bulosan's book 'America Is in the Heart.'

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    Module 4: The Life and Legacy of Carlos Bulosan

    Catherine De Guzman and Robyn Rodriguez

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    Labor and Activism of Filipino Farmworkers
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  • Filipino farmworkers pose for a group photo.

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    Module 5: Philip Vera Cruz

    Mark Pullido

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    Labor and Activism of Filipino Farmworkers
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  • Political cartoon with the metaphorical leg of California kicking a Chinese man out into the Pacific Ocean. Text above reads "The Chinese Must Go!"

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    Asian Exclusion: “Aliens Ineligible to Citizenship”

    Russell Jeung

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  • An identification photo of Wong Kim Ark, a Chinese man, from an Immigration Service affidavit, dressed in traditional Chinese clothing.

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    Module 1: Overview

    Russell Jeung

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    Asian Exclusion: “Aliens Ineligible to Citizenship”
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  • Political cartoon with the metaphorical leg of California kicking a Chinese man out into the Pacific Ocean. Text above reads "The Chinese Must Go!"

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    Module 2: Restriction and Exclusion from Migration

    Russell Jeung

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    Asian Exclusion: “Aliens Ineligible to Citizenship”
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