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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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    “No Japs Wanted”

    Japanese Americans had to sell most of their possessions at rock-bottom prices. This painting titled “Junkshop Man Took Our Icebox Away,” by Henry Sugimoto, captures the emotions of a mother and daughter who must get rid of the family’s belongings.

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    We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story

    Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.

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    We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story

    Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.

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    We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story

    Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.

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    We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story

    Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.

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    We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story

    Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.

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    We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story

    Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.

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    We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story

    Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.

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    Yokohama, California by Toshi Mori

    In this excerpt from the short story, “Lil’ Yokohama,” Nisei author Toshio Mori describes an idealized version of a pre-World War II Japanese American community in California.

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    “No Japs Wanted”

    This painting by Henry Sugimoto depicts a Japanese American family forced to leave their rural community.

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    Module 1: Overview

    Ma Vang

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    Module 2: Hmong American Experiences with War and State Violence

    Ma Vang

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    Module 3: Hmong American Activism

    Ma Vang

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    Module 4: Hmong Americans and Education

    Ma Vang

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    Module 5: Hmong Americans and Health

    Ma Vang

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    Chapter Overview: Pakistani Americans

    Uzma Quraishi

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    Module 1: Roots: History of Pakistan and Early Migrations

    Uzma Quraishi

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    Module 2: Contours: A Profile of the Pakistani American Community

    Uzma Quraishi

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    Module 3: Texture: Building Ethnic Community and Infrastructure

    Uzma Quraishi

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