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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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Recipients of redress checks
Issei women receiving redress checks and formal apologies from the government acknowledging that it was wrong to have incarcerated them and 120,000 other Japanese Americans during World War II.
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Giving Testimony
Hear 153 testimonies given to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, highlighting injustices faced by Japanese Americans during WWII.
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Noy Thrupkaew’s TED Talk on Trafficking
Excerpt of a TED Talk by journalist Noy Thrupkaew, dispelling the common misconceptions about human trafficking.
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Chapter Overview: Fighting Anti-Asian Violence: Justice for Vincent Chin
Helen Zia
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Module 1: Who Was Vincent Chin?
Helen Zia
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Module 2: Economic Crises, the Politics of Blame, and 1980s Detroit
Helen Zia
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Module 3: To Do Something or Nothing: The Decision to Take Action
Helen Zia
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Module 4: Building a Pan-Asian American Civil Rights Movement
Helen Zia
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Module 5: The Continued Impact and Legacy of Vincent Chin’s Story
Helen Zia
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Japanese Americans
Brian Niiya and Kristen Hayashi
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Module 1: Still Here After Five Generations and Counting
Brian Niiya and Kristen Hayashi
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Japanese Americans
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Module 2: Building Homes and Community in the Shadow of Two Empires (1885-1941)
Brian Niiya and Kristen Hayashi
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