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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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“No Japs Wanted”
Japanese Americans had to sell most of their possessions at rock-bottom prices. This painting titled “Junkshop Man Took Our Icebox Away,” by Henry Sugimoto, captures the emotions of a mother and daughter who must get rid of the family’s belongings.
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We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story
Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.
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We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story
Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.
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We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story
Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.
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We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story
Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.
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We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story
Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.
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We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story
Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.
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We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story
Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.
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Yokohama, California by Toshi Mori
In this excerpt from the short story, “Lil’ Yokohama,” Nisei author Toshio Mori describes an idealized version of a pre-World War II Japanese American community in California.
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“No Japs Wanted”
This painting by Henry Sugimoto depicts a Japanese American family forced to leave their rural community.
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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
