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  • Map of the Pacific Islands in Oceania. The map highlights the land masses of the smaller and larger island states.

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    Map of the Pacific Islands

    Map of the Pacific Islands, from the Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Reproduced with permission.

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    Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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  • A Google Doodle of Bangladeshi American Fazlur Rahman Khan. He is dressed in a suit and tie with his hands raised looking at the John Hancock Center.

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    Google Doodle of Fazlur Rahman Khan

    Google celebrated what would have been Khan’s eighty-eighth birthday in 2017 with a Google Doodle that shows Chicago’s John Hancock Center, designed by Khan.

    Featured in:

    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 5
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  • Skyline view of the Sears Tower and other buildings in Chicago, Illinois on a clear and cloudless day.

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    Chicago Loop Skyline

    The iconic Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois, designed by Fazlur Rahman Khan. Originally known as the Sears Tower, it was the tallest building in the world for over twenty-five years.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 5
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  • Bangladeshi American Fazlur Khan in a suit and tie sits behind his office desk covered with piles of paper and holds his hands spread apart.

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    Fazlur Khan Sitting At His Desk

    Bangladeshi architect Fazlur Rahman Khan revolutionized the modern skyscraper with his use of tubular systems.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 5
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  • Bangladeshi Americans gather outside on a snowy day behind a yellow ribbon in anticipation of the ceremonial unveiling of the Shaheed Minar replica.

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    Unveiling the Replica of the Shaheed Minar

    Bangladeshi Americans unveil a replica of the Shaheed Minar in Paterson, New Jersey, in 2015.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 5
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  • Mural depicts a young girl wearing a saree on a boat floating in the water amongst lily pads as she handpicks another shapla for her collection.

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    Memory of Bangladesh Mural

    A young girl picks “shapla”, a water lily and the national flower of Bangladesh, in a mural by artist Zeehan Wazed in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 5
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  • Bangladeshi Americans gather on the street corner to celebrate the naming of Little Bangladesh. A man holds a Bangladeshi flag and an American flag.

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    Naming of Little Bangladesh in Brooklyn

    Bangladeshi Americans in 2022 celebrate the naming of the neighborhood “Little Bangladesh” in Brooklyn, New York.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 5
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  • Bangladeshi Americans dressed in salwar kameez, kurta, and panjabi parade through the streets carrying colorful handmade masks during Pohela Boishakh.

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    Pohela Boishakh Parade

    Bangladeshi Americans celebrate Boishakh, the Bengali New Year, near Avenue C Plaza in Kensington, Brooklyn, New York.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 5
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  • Headshot of Bangladeshi American Shahana Hanif wearing glasses and dressed in a wrap-style top, in front of an American flag and New York City flag.

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    Headshot of Shahana K. Hanif

    Shahana K. Hanif, a Bangladeshi American member of the New York City Council since 2022 for the 39th district, which covers neighborhoods in central Brooklyn including “Little Bangladesh.”

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  • Mural on the side of Bridge West Academy depicts a girl dressed in the Bangladeshi flag with a Bengal tiger, Bengali script, Shaheed Minar and hills.

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    “Bangladesh, Coming To America” Mural

    A large mural titled “Bangladesh, Coming to America,” painted by artist Victor “MARKA27” Quiñonez in 2018, as part of the OneHamtramck mural project in Detroit, Michigan.

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  • Set against gray fabric, this detailed story cloth shows Hmong people as they walk through lands with colorful buildings bisected by long river.

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    Module 1: Overview

    Ma Vang

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    Hmong Americans
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  • The bronze statue shows two soldiers crouched to help a fallen soldier. "Lao Hmong American War Memorial" is written at the base of statue.

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    Module 2: Hmong American Experiences with War and State Violence

    Ma Vang

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    Hmong Americans
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  • Hmong community members hold signs demanding the release of General Vang Pao during outdoor rally.

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    Module 3: Hmong American Activism

    Ma Vang

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    Hmong Americans
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  • Hmong children sit in rows as they face toward man standing beside a chalkboard at the front of their classroom.

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    Module 4: Hmong Americans and Education

    Ma Vang

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    Hmong Americans
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    Module 5: Hmong Americans and Health

    Ma Vang

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    Hmong Americans
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  • Young girl smiles and waves a large flag of Pakistan next to the U.S. flag at a Pakistani Independence Parade, surrounded by others in attendance.

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    Chapter Overview: Pakistani Americans

    Uzma Quraishi

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  • Three Pakistani students talk near bulletin board. A female student, wearing a knee-length tunic and pants, points to pinned flyer on board.

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    Module 1: Roots: History of Pakistan and Early Migrations

    Uzma Quraishi

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    Pakistani Americans
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  • Ali Khataw, wearing a white button down shirt and a tan hat, sits on desk in dorm room. Desk and shelf are stacked with books. Photos cover walls.

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

    Uzma Quraishi

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    Pakistani Americans
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  • Ms. Marvel comic book cover. Kamala Khan pulls apart her lilac, patterned tunic to reveal a blue superhero suit with yellow lightning bolt beneath.

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    Module 3: Texture: Building Ethnic Community and Infrastructure

    Uzma Quraishi

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    Pakistani Americans
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