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    Frank Tape in his Kissel Automobile

    Frank Tape in his Kissel, Seattle, circa 1911.

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    Frank and Mary Tape

    Frank Tape and his mother, Mary, on an outing in April 1922.

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    Tape Arrested on Smuggling Charge

    Article “Former Chinese Interpreter at Seattle Immigration Station Held to Await Action by Federal Grand Jury” from the Seattle Times reports Frank Tape’s arrest for allegedly accepting bribes from Chinese migrants for entry into the country.

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    Tape Faces Two New Indictments

    The Seattle Times announces the indictments brought against Frank Tape for extorting and receiving bribes from Chinese laborers applying to enter the United States.

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    “Chinese Witness Is Victim of Murderer”

    The Oakland Tribune announces Lum Kong’s tragic passing. Kong died from wounds inflicted during the shooting.

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    “Jury Finds Tape Took No Bribes”

    Three months after the murder of Lum Kong, Frank Tape is found “not guilty” of accepting bribes.

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    Immigration Station, Angel Island, California

    Immigration station on Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay, circa 1915.

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    Ruby Tape

    Portrait of Ruby Tape, circa 1922.

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    Frank Tape and Ruby Kim

    Frank Tape poses with Ruby Kim. The two were married in 1921.

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    Frank and Ruby Hunting with Joseph and Mary

    Frank (left), Mary, Joseph, and Ruby (right) pose after a day of hunting in the country, circa 1925.

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    Module 4: Media and Asian American and Pacific Islander Activism

    Lori Lopez

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    Module 5: Asian American and Pacific Islander Intersections, Media, and its Futures

    Lori Lopez

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    Asian American and Pacific Islander Women Representations and Voices

    Christine Chai, Candice Custodio-Tan, and Cecilia Tran

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    Module 1: Asian American and Pacific Islander Women Stereotypes and Counternarratives

    Christine Chai, Candice Custodio-Tan, and Cecilia Tran

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    Module 2: Misrepresentations of Women in War and Empire

    Christine Chai, Candice Custodio-Tan, and Cecilia Tran

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    Module 3: Women Reclaiming their Lands and Stories

    Christine Chai, Candice Custodio-Tan, and Cecilia Tran

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    Module 4: Women’s Solidarity for Labor Rights

    Christine Chai, Candice Custodio-Tan, and Cecilia Tran

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    Module 5: Art and Social Change

    Christine Chai, Candice Custodio-Tan, and Cecilia Tran

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    Module 3: CHamoru Diasporic Arts

    Jesi Lujan Bennett

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