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    L.A. Commission hearing

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    Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II, Module 6
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    DOJ memo

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    Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II, Module 6
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    Redress Now for Japanese Latin Americans lobbying group

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    Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II, Module 6
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  • A video from the 2019 Fort Sill protests, where survivors of Japanese American World War II internment camps demonstrated against the detention of undocumented migrant children.

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    Fort Sill protest

    Japanese American survivors of WWII concentration camps join forces to protest the detention of undocumented migrant children at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

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    Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II, Module 6
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    Minoru Yasui

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    Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II, Module 4
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  • A portrait of a young Mamie Tape dressed in a checkered shirt.

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    Portrait of Mamie Tape

    Portrait of Mamie Tape, circa 1884.

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights, Module 1
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  • Chinese school students dressed in traditional Chinese clothing stand for a class photo. Mamie and Frank Tape are seen in the center second row.

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    Chinese Primary School Students

    Photo of Chinese primary school students in San Francisco, circa 1890. Mamie is in the center of the second row, and Frank is to her right. Photograph by Isaiah Taber.

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Seven Japanese American men in three piece suits, trench coats, and hats, stand in front of M. Furuya Company. Japanese goods are in window displays.

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    Chapter Overview: Asian American Pioneer Entrepreneurs: Realities of the American Dream

    Susie J. Pak

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  • Seven Japanese American men in three piece suits, trench coats, and hats, stand in front of M. Furuya Company. Japanese goods are in window displays.

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    Module 1: Entrepreneurship and Asian American Business

    Susie J. Pak

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    Asian American Pioneer Entrepreneurs: Realities of the American Dream
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  • Betty Tom Chu, wearing a suit and glasses, smiles at camera as she sits with her arms folded on desk in front of her. A large credenza is behind her.

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    Module 2: Asian Americans in Banking and Finance

    Susie J. Pak

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    Asian American Pioneer Entrepreneurs: Realities of the American Dream
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  • Chinese American chef Joyce Chen holds chopsticks and samples her food while smiling. Multiple dishes of food are displayed on the table before her.

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    Module 3: The Taste of Success

    Susie J. Pak

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    Asian American Pioneer Entrepreneurs: Realities of the American Dream
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  • TIME magazine cover entitled, "Those Asian American Whiz Kids." Six Asian American students pose, sitting and standing, in classroom.

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    Module 4: Asian Americans and the Different Realties of the American Dream

    Susie J. Pak

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    Asian American Pioneer Entrepreneurs: Realities of the American Dream
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  • Four Punjabi men, dressed in turbans, long sleeve shirts and overalls, tend a large field of crops using long handled farm tools.

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    Chapter Overview: Asian American and Pacific Islander Workers’ Organizing

    Tracy Lai and Kim Geron

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  • Mexican American Cesar Chavez gestures with his hand next to Filipino American Larry Itliong outside National Farm Workers Association headquarters.

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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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  • Painting of a vibrant sugarcane plantation and a snaking river that leads to a mill. Workers harvest sugarcane and use oxen to pull wagons.

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    Module 2: Hawaiian Plantation Workers Organize for Justice

    Tracy Lai and Kim Geron

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    Asian American and Pacific Islander Workers’ Organizing
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  • Five female cannery workers, dressed in aprons, overalls, rubber boots, and bandanas, rest on a dock by the ocean and drink out of paper cups.

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    Module 3: Alaska Cannery Workers

    Tracy Lai and Kim Geron

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    Asian American and Pacific Islander Workers’ Organizing
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