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Asian American and Pacific Islander studies resources for the classroom
All chapters of Foundations and Futures include lesson plans and curricular tools that are designed for high school students and grounded in ethnic studies pedagogy. Feel free to search our repository of primary sources and material that helps bring Asian American and Pacific Islander histories and experiences into the classroom.
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Copra making, Samoa, ca. 1918
Workers with large piles of coconut husks and shells in Sāmoa, circa 1918. Samoan coconut farmers resisted colonial rule from the US, Germany, and Great Britain, by establishing their own cooperatives.
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The First Opium War
The First Opium War occurred after the Qing Dynasty attempted to stifle the opium trade that was brought into China by the British, which had resulted in millions of Chinese opium users. The Chinese defeat in the war led to further concessions for the British.
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1843 painting by Edward Duncan
An 1843 painting by Edward Duncan depicts the British navy’s more technologically-advanced gunboats destroying Chinese sailing ships known as “junks” during the first Opium War.
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The flag of the British East India Company
The flag of the British East India Company, a corporation which ruled large areas of the Indian subcontinent before ceding rule to the British government in the mid-1800s, which then controlled much of South Asia until 1947.
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Colonial Spheres of Influence in Asia 1850-1914
This map shows the various colonial spheres of influence in Asia between 1850–1914.
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The Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire began in the fourteenth century and ended in the early twentieth century, and controlled much Western Asia, Southeastern Europe, and parts of North Africa. The Ottomans closed their borders to land trade during the bubonic plague in the fifteenth century.
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The Silk Road
The Silk Road was an ancient trading route that connected Asia to Europe, by merchants who travelled by foot, horse, or camel.
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NYTWA Covid-19 Resource Guide
During Covid-19, thousands of taxi drivers turned to the NYTWA for help. In response, the NYTWA created this Resource Guide to provide information on accessing health care, rental assistance, food, unemployment insurance, stimulus checks, and ways to deal with discrimination.
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Asian American Activism, Module 5
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Uber and Lyft Drivers On Strike
In 2019, Uber and Lyft drivers went on strike to protest low wages with the influx of drivers; this video features Inder Parmer, a striking Uber driver.
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Asian American Activism, Module 5
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NYTWA Letter to New York Mayor
This letter to Mayor Rudy Giuliani from the NYTWA announces the organization’s first strike and list of demands in 1998 from Bhairavi Desai on behalf of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance.
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Asian American Activism, Module 5
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Module 3: Exclusion from Naturalization and Rights to Property
Russell Jeung and Madeline Hsu
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Module 4: Anti-Miscegenation Laws
Russell Jeung
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Module 5: Current Exclusionary Policies
Russell Jeung
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Chapter Overview: Preserving Community Stories: The Art and Practice of Oral History
William Gow
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Module 1: An Introduction to Community History
William Gow
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Module 2: Defining Oral History
William Gow
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Module 3: Preparing for the Oral History
William Gow
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Module 4: Conducting an Oral History
William Gow
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Module 5: Sharing Your Oral History with the Community
William Gow
