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  • Emily Lowe in a white dress stands to the left of her dad, Herman Lowe in a suit standing at the side of their house.

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    Herman and Emily Lowe

    Herman Lowe, Mamie’s husband, with their daughter, Emily, circa 1912.

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights, Module 2
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  • Mamie with her children, Emily and Harold, and sister Emily pose for a postcard in a plane holding their hats.

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    Tape Family Postcard

    Mamie (right) with her children, Emily and Harold, and her sister, Emily, pose for a tourist postcard in Portland, circa 1912.

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  • Frank Tape sits in his father's office, working at a typewriter. In the back the office door is open, upon the door is, "MR.TAPE."

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    Frank Tape at the Pacific Mail Steamship Company

    Frank at his father’s office at the Pacific Mail Steamship Company wharf in the late 1890s.

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  • Mary Tape sitting in the center of Marnie and Frank Tape for a photo.

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    Mary, Mamie, and Frank Tape, 1890s

    Mary, Mamie, and Frank Tape in the 1890.

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  • The Tape family home on Russell Street behind a chain link fence. A field of vegetation sits in front.

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    Russell Street House

    The Tape home at 2123 Russell Street, Berkeley, circa 1895. Photograph by Mary Tape.

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  • Gertrude Tape in a black dress walking to the left of her taller friend in a white traditional dress.

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    Gertrude Tape and Friend

    Gertrude Tape (left) and an unidentified girl on Clay Avenue, behind the Chinese Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, 1894.

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  • Portrait of Gertrude Ella Tape dressed in a long black dress and a white lace headpiece leading against a stone column while holding her doll.

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    Gertrude Tape

    Portrait of Gertrude Ella Tape in the early 1890s.

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  • The article shows two drawings of the Tape family in between writings that details their accomplishments.

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    “What a Chinese Girl Did”

    An article profiling the “accomplishments” of the Tape Family featured in The Morning Call, circa 1892.

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  • Joseph Tape with his hunting rifle and two bird dogs with three buildings seen in the background up a hill.

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    Joseph Tape Hunting

    Joseph Tape with his hunting rifle and bird dogs, circa 1880.

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  • Joseph Tape's express building on the left in Sacramento and Dupont street. A horse and wagon can be seen in the front with scattered crowds walking.

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    Joseph Express Office

    Photo of the Dupont and Sacramento streets (heart of the Chinese quarter) in San Francisco, circa 1895. Joseph Tape’s express office is in the second building on the left, with the horse and wagon in front.

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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

    Chapter:

    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

    Chapter:

    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

    Chapter:

    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

    Chapter:

    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

    Chapter:

    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

    Chapter:

    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

    Chapter:

    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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