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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: Asian American Pioneer Entrepreneurs: Realities of the American Dream
Susie J. Pak
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Module 1: Entrepreneurship and Asian American Business
Susie J. Pak
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Module 2: Asian Americans in Banking and Finance
Susie J. Pak
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Module 3: The Taste of Success
Susie J. Pak
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Module 4: Asian Americans and the Different Realties of the American Dream
Susie J. Pak
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Chapter Overview: Asian American and Pacific Islander Workers’ Organizing
Tracy Lai and Kim Geron
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Module 1: Overview of Asian American Workers
Tracy Lai and Kim Geron
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Asian American Workers’ Organizing
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Module 2: Hawaiian Plantation Workers Organize for Justice
Tracy Lai and Kim Geron
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Module 3: Alaska Cannery Workers
Tracy Lai and Kim Geron
