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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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Maya’s presentation for Ceeds of Peace
Maya travels around the world to promote understanding and peace, devoting much time to organizing in her chosen home of Hawaiʻi. Here, Maya is pictured making a presentation for Ceeds of Peace, an organization that develops peacebuilding leaders.
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The temple-complex of Loro Jonggarang at Prambanan
The Prambanan, a ninth-century sacred site, was one of the sites through which Maya gained a greater understanding of the rich culture of Java while working as a tour guide.
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Maya describes how her mother created community in Indonesia.
Watch Maya describe how her mother created community and relationships as an anthropologist in Indonesia.
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Carved wood panel from Yogyakarta
Growing up in Indonesia, Maya was surrounded by art through her mother’s work with artisans. This carved wood panel from Yogyakarta, artist unknown, belonged to her mother as part of her microfinance projects. It is now in Maya’s personal collection. (Source: Maya Soetoro Collection)
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Indonesian phrase: gotong royong
Watch Maya discuss one of her favorite Indonesian phrases: gotong royong.
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Maya discusses living within diverse cultures and faiths
Watch Maya discuss living within diverse cultures and faiths.
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Taman Sari’s ruins
As a child in the 1970s, Maya played in the Taman Sari’s ruins. This photograph of the Water Castle was taken in a much earlier time, in 1910 during the Dutch colonial era.
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Video Maya on her childhood in Indonesia and feeling safe in “collective care”
Watch Maya discuss her childhood in Indonesia and the safety of “collective care.”
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Map of Asia Indonesia
Indonesia is the fourth largest country in the world by population. The physical span of the archipelago is roughly equivalent to the length of the United States.
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Maya Soetoro and Family
Maya as a baby with her family, ca. 1970. From left to right: Lolo Soetoro (Maya’s father), Ann (her mother), Maya (on her mother’s lap), and Barack Obama (her older brother).
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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
