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  • The Ladies' Protection and Relief Society Building sits in a land with low vegetation. A dirt road lined with white fences leads to the entrance.

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    Ladies’ Protection and Relief Society

    The Ladies’ Protection and Relief Society home for abandoned children (c. 1860), where Mary Tape was the only Chinese child resident.

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights, Module 2
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  • Mary Tape in a black dress and round glasses and Joseph Tape in a black suit and round glasses pose for a portrait in black and white.

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    Portrait of Joseph and Mary Tape

    Portrait of the Tapes in the early 1930s.

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights, Module 2
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  • Mamie, Mary And Frank Tape dressed in long white dresses stands on the side of a wood building lined with vegetation.

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    Mary, Mamie and Frank Tape, 1895

    Sisters Mamie (left), Emily (right), and Gertrude play together in Berkeley, circa 1895.

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights, Module 2
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  • This article titled, "Chinese in Our Schools," from the Daily Alta talks about the results of the case of Mamie Tape vs Miss Jennie Hurley.

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    Chinese in Our Schools

    This article from the Daily Alta announces the California Superior Court’s verdict on the Tape v. Hurley case and advocates for the creation of laws to protect white students from the “danger” of Chinese integration.

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights, Module 1
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  • Portrait of the Tape family in their living room in the 1920s. Mary, Mamie, and Joseph are sitting while Gertrude, Frank, and Emily stands behind.

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    Tape Family Portrait in the late 1920s

    Photo of the Tapes in the late 1920s. Standing from left to right: Gertrude, Frank, and Emily. Sitting: Mary, Mamie, and Joseph.

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights, Module 1
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  • Family portrait of the Tape family in 1884. Joseph and Mary are sitting on chairs while Emily, Marnie, and Frank are seated in between.

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    Tape Family Portrait in 1884

    Portrait of the Tape family, circa 1884. Featured from left to right: Joseph, Emily, Mamie, Frank, and Mary.

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights, Module 1
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  • The document shows the original 1882 copy of the Exclusion Act.

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    Exclusion Act

    The Exclusion Act (May 6, 1882) banned entry of Chinese migrant laborers into the United States. It was the first piece of significant legislation restricting migration into the United States and set precedent for the country’s ongoing discriminatory immigration policies.

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  • A poster with the text, "Hip! Hurrah! Chinese Excluded," announcing the passing of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

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    The Democratic Chinese Exclusion Bill Exclusion Poster

    Poster “Hip! Hurrah! Chinese Excluded” by the Democratic County Central Committee celebrates the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

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  • This cartoon depicts Uncle Sam kicking Chinese migrants out using a paper that reads "Magic Washer." Text at the bottom reads "The Chinese must go."

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    The Magic Washer

    An advertisement poster for “The Magic Washer” manufactured by Geo. Dee, Dixon, Illinois, circa 1886. This illustration depicts Chinese migrants as “dirt” that needs to be “washed away.”

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  • This document shows the affadavit for the Supreme Court of California case of Tape v. Hurley.

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    Affidavit for Tape v. Hurley

    California Supreme Court affidavit for Tape v. Hurley

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  • Photo of indoor mural with drawings of Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X. A tiger and a panther roaring are placed front of Yuri and Malcolm X.

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    Chapter Overview: Yuri Kochiyama: The Politics of Love, Liberation, and Solidarity

    Diane C. Fujino and Darlene Lee

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    Module 1: Overview: Digital Exhibition

    Diane C. Fujino and Darlene Lee

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    Yuri Kochiyama: The Politics of Love, Liberation, and Solidarity
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  • The Senior Crusaders, made up of nine Japanese women at Jerome, Arkansas concentration camp, pose in two rows. They are wearing skirts and dresses.

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    Module 2: Japanese Americans During World War II: The Lasting Impact of Imprisonment

    Diane C. Fujino

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    Yuri Kochiyama: The Politics of Love, Liberation, and Solidarity
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  • Japanese American members of Nisei-Sino Service Organization sit on a couch with curtains hanging to the right. There are four men and three women.

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    Module 3: Becoming an Activist, Growing New Ideas

    Diane C. Fujino and Darlene Lee

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    Yuri Kochiyama: The Politics of Love, Liberation, and Solidarity
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  • African American activist Malcolm X, in a dark suit and tie, stands at center with four young women of color. Audee Kochiyama stands in front of him.

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    Module 4: Black Liberation and Afro-Asian Solidarity

    Diane C. Fujino and Darlene Lee

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    Yuri Kochiyama: The Politics of Love, Liberation, and Solidarity
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  • Asian American protestors walk through street holding banners and signs. Banner reads "Asian Coalition Unity is Strength" in English and Mandarin.

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    Module 5: Asian American Activism

    Diane C. Fujino and Darlene Lee

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    Yuri Kochiyama: The Politics of Love, Liberation, and Solidarity
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  • Sixteen casually dressed Asian Americans and Yuri Kochiyama pose on a shiny wooden floor in front of a large banner that reads "Asians for Mumia."

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    Module 6: Supporting Political Prisoners

    Diane C. Fujino and Darlene Lee

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    Yuri Kochiyama: The Politics of Love, Liberation, and Solidarity
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  • Photo of indoor mural with drawings of Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X. A tiger and a panther roaring are placed front of Yuri and Malcolm X.

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    Module 7: Legacy of Yuri Kochiyama

    Diane C. Fujino and Darlene Lee

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    Yuri Kochiyama: The Politics of Love, Liberation, and Solidarity
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  • A circular pond created by a bomb reflects the surrounding aquatic plants and sky on its surface. Palm trees dot the horizon.

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    Cambodian Americans

    Lina Chhun

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