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  • "I Want the Wide American Earth" by Carlos Bulosan. "Before the brave, before the proud builders and workers, I say I want the wide American earth, Its beautiful rivers and long valleys and fertile plains, Its numberless hamlets and expanding towns and towering cities, Its limitless frontiers, its probing intelligence, For all the free. Free men everywhere in my land— This wide American earth—do not wander homeless, And are not alone; friendship is our bread, love our air; And we call each other comrade, each growing with the other, Each a neighbor to the other, boundless in freedom."

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    I Want the Wide American Earth

    Carlos Bulosan’s signed poem, “I Want the Wide American Earth,” as part of a fundraiser for Local 37 officers’ legal defense fund, who were facing deportation.

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    Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 4
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  • An older aproned woman carries a large roast turkey to the family table while an older man stands at the head of the table, looking on with approval.

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    Freedom from Want

    In 1943, the Post commissioned four writers to craft an essay to accompany each of Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms paintings, which had quickly come to represent America’s moral imperative during World War II

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  • The book cover of On Becoming Filipino: Selected Writings of Carlos Bulosan. An agricultural laborer squats in a field and an opaque image of carlos bulosan is overlayed on top.

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    On Becoming Filipino

    On Becoming Filipino: Selected Writings of Carlos Bulosan edited by E. San Juan Jr.

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  • This image displays a 1973 and 2014 book cover of America Is In the Heart by Carlos Bulosan.

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    America Is In The Heart

    America Is In the Heart’s 1973 and 2014 editions

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    Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 4
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  • A group of men sit around a table leisurely, enjoying a drink.

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    Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union Local 37

    Carlos Bulosan and Chris Mensalvas, former union leaders, stand alongside fellow workers in this photo.

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    Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 4
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  • Two men dressed in coats, gloves, and hats processing salmon in a factory.

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    Filipino Alaskeros

    Filipino salmon processing workers in Alaska, known as “Alaskeros,” who worked in Alaska in summer and then the “farm factories” of California and eastern Washington in other seasons.

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    Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 4
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  • Man in overalls and a hat peeling produce. In the background, another agricultural laborer is visible with their back turned.

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    Snapshots of agricultural laborers

    An anonymous Filipino man working to process fruit, circa 1930, illustrates the hard labor and low wages that many Filipino immigrants faced during this time in the United States.

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    Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 4
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  • Carlos Bulosan in a suit and hat standing in front of a wooden door.

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    Carlos Bulosan in front of door, approximately 1940s

    Carlos Bulosan in front of door, ca. 1940

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  • Carlos Bulosan, Filipino-American writer, sits at a writing desk with his hand on his cheek, smiling. A typewriter and stacks of books are visible on the desk.

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    Carlos Bulosan at writing desk, approximately 1950s

    Carlos Bulosan gained literary fame with the publication of his semi-autobiographical novel America Is in the Heart, which delves into the experiences of Filipino immigrants in the United States. Photo of Carlos Bulosan ca. 1955.

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  • Picketers with their arms raised, waving flags. They stand just off a dirt road on a farm.

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    Filipino American UFW members

    As the United Farm Workers resumed strike activities against Delano’s table grape growers, Filipino American UFW members rejoined their union brothers and sisters on the picket lines. This photograph shows Filipino American UFW members on the picket line.

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    Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 3
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  • Bayon Temple bathed in the light of the setting sun and covered in moss. Two women sit in a doorway and two men sit at the base of the stairs.

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    Module 1: Temples and Trauma

    Lina Chhun

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    Cambodian Americans
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  • Aerial view of a myriad of bomb craters pockmarking lush farmland in Cambodia. Most craters are filled with water. A few are covered in vegetation.

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    Module 2: Decolonization and the Cold War

    Lina Chhun

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    Decolonization and the Cold War
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  • The displayed Khmer Rouge uniforms consist of black long-sleeved shirts and pants with a red checkered woven cloth tied at the neck.

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    Module 3: Genocide and State Violence

    Lina Chhun

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    Cambodian Americans
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  • A man takes a selfie in front of the parade in Cambodia Town. Confetti fills the air above the paraders dressed in brightly colored attire.

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    Module 4: Refugee Resettlement and Diaspora

    Lina Chhun

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    Cambodian Americans
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  • Art piece of a statue with a skull head wearing a soldier's helmet and a dress made out of a military parachute displayed in a gallery.

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    Module 5: Transnational Connections and Intergenerational Legacies

    Lina Chhun

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    Cambodian Americans
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  • The all-Asian female cast of The Joy Luck Club pose in mother-daughter pairs around dining room table.

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    Module 3: The Empowerment of Asian American and Pacific Islander Independent Media

    Lori Lopez

    Chapter:

    Asian American and Pacific Islanders and the Media

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  • At the illustration's center, a person stands with their back turned and their hands raised over head. Their black jacket reads "Protect Mauna Kea."

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    Module 4: Media and Asian American and Pacific Islander Activism

    Lori Lopez

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    Asian American and Pacific Islanders and the Media
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  • In a still from Fire Island, a group of five friends attend outdoor party. The group, all looking at something off-camera, wear warm weather clothing.

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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 Islanders and the Media
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  • Protestors behind barricade carry signs protesting Miss Saigon as they line sidewalk. Opposite them a woman reads the signs.

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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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