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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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Fitafita Guard
Originally called the Samoan Naval Militia in 1900, the Fitafita Guard served the US Navy on American Sāmoa until 1951.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 3
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CHamoru Children Attend Japanese School
During World War II, Guåhan (Guam) was occupied by Japanese forces whose war efforts included teaching Japanese culture and language to children. In this image, Japanese characters can be seen written on the chalk boards.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 3
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Uncle Sam’s Classroom
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, US media representations of the Caribbean and the Pacific crudely depicted them as uncivilized children in Uncle Sam’s classroom.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 3
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Major Battles of World War II
This map marks the major battles of World War II in the Pacific region with yellow stars. The arrows represent the path of the Allied offensives. The red line identifies the greatest extent of Japan’s control.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 3
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Agueda I. Johnston
Agueda I. Johnston (center), a beacon of hope during World War II, led a secret resistance movement after the Japanese invaded Guåhan (Guam). After Guåhan’s liberation, Johnston continued her service to the community as a lifelong educator and advocate for Guåhan.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 3
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Santa Marian Kamalen
A marble statue of Santa Marian Kamalen, the patron saint of Guåhan (Guam), stands in a park in Malesso’, the southernmost village in Guåhan. The patron saint is most iconically represented by a revered three-hundred-year-old wooden statue housed in the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica in Hagåtña.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 3
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We Are Guåhan
Since 2010, We Are Guåhan has advocated for the protection and preservation of Pågat in Guåhan by actively working to prevent military use of the site and to raise awareness about its cultural and environmental significance.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 2
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Pågat Archaeological Site Plan
Archaeological site plan of Pågat in Guåhan. The numerous markers in the map identify remains of the ancient CHamoru village and burial site, proof of a thriving Indigenous culture long before Spanish colonial control.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 2
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Pågat Coast
Pågat is a sacred space located in northeastern Guåhan (Guam). Pictured: coast of Pågat.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 2
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Waikato River
“He piko he Taniwha” means “at every bend is a leader” in Te Reo Māori, symbolizing the bond between Waikato people and the river. This video provides a glimpse of the Waikato River.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 2
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Module 4: Challenges: Pakistani Americans and the Aftermath of 9/11
Uzma Quraishi
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Pakistani Americans
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Chapter Overview: Where We Live: Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities
Thao Ha, Tarry Hum, ‘Inoke Hafoka, Louise Cainkar, and Zohra Saed
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Module 1: Vietnamese Americans in the Texas Gulf
Thao Ha
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Module 2: New Immigrant Communities of Queens, New York City
Tarry Hum
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Module 3: Tongan Community in Salt Lake City, Utah
ʻInoke Hafoka
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Chapter Overview: Asian American Popular Culture
Jeff Yang
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Module 1: An Introduction to Asian American Popular Culture
Jeff Yang
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Asian American Popular Culture
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Module 2: Asian Americans and the Moving Image, Part 1: Film and Television
Jeff Yang
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Asian American Popular Culture
