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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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Borobudur, an ancient Buddhist temple
Borobudur, an ancient Buddhist temple, is located in the same region as Yogyakarta. Maya visited this temple as a child. As a young adult, she worked as a guide to sites in Indonesia like Borobudur and many others. Maya gained great appreciation for the possibilities of coexistence of diverse cultures and religions through her background in Indonesia.
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Maya as a young child
Ann married Lolo in 1965 and moved to Indonesia, accompanied by her son Barack. This photograph, taken in Jakarta in 1971, depicts Maya as a young child, and captures her sassy personality as a toddler. This picture likely was taken by her mother.
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On her mother’s integration into Indonesian life
Watch as Maya recounts why her parents relocated to Indonesia, and how her mother integrated into her new life there.
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Ann and Lolo’s first Christmas
Ann and Lolo during their first Christmas together in Hawaiʻi, 1963 or 1964.
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Maya with her father
Maya with her father, Lolo, in Jakarta, 1972.
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Maya Soetoro and Family
Maya grew up in Indonesia, although her family also spent time in Hawaiʻi. From left to right: Maya’s maternal grandfather Stanley Dunham, her mother Ann, Maya, and her brother Barack, in Hawaiʻi (early 1970s).
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Lolo Soetoro
Lolo, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi , ca. 1960s. Lolo studied geography as a graduate student fellow at the East-West Center at the University of Hawaiʻi.
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Maya describes her parents
Maya describes her parents, where they each came from, and how they met.
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Indonesian float, 2013 Rose Parade
Southern California is a vital center for Indonesian American community formation and has the largest Indonesian American population in the country. Pictured here is an Indonesian float as part of the 2013 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California.
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Cultural tensions during the Cold War.
Watch as Maya talks about cultural tensions during the Cold War.
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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
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Module 4: Nail Salon Workers: Ethnic Labor Migration
Tracy Lai and Kim Geron
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Module 5: Contemporary Asian American Labor Organizing
Tracy Lai and Kim Geron
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Hmong Americans
Ma Vang
