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  • Typed bulletin with the headline, It's Way Part Time for Action and Rally Now handdrawn at the bottom.

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    Oriental Student Union Flyer

    Read It’s Way Past Time for Action, created by Asian American activists at the Oriental Student Union (OSU). What actions did OSU take before organizing the sit-in? What led them to this more high-profile action?

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    Asian American Activism, Module 1
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  • Typed bulletin with the headline, Asian Administrators Rejected by Seattle Community College.

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    Oriental Student Union Bulletin Number 4, p2

    Read the Oriental Student Union (OSU) Bulletin Number 4, “Racism Remains at SCCC?!” What do you notice about what the OSU was demanding and why? What kind of obstacles did they face?

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    Asian American Activism, Module 1
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  • Typed bulletin with the handdrawn headline, Racism Remains at SCCC.

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    Oriental Student Union Bulletin Number 4, p1

    Read the Oriental Student Union (OSU) Bulletin Number 4, “Racism Remains at SCCC?!” What do you notice about what the OSU was demanding and why? What kind of obstacles did they face?

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    Asian American Activism, Module 1
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    Mike Tagawa Oral History

    Listen to Mike Tagawa talking about how he grew up with people from diverse backgrounds—Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Black, Native American, Jewish—all living together and getting along.

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    Asian American Activism, Module 1
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    Vicci Wong Oral History

    Hear Vicci Wong talk about AAPA in her own words. Why was it important to her and AAPA members to start an organization working for Asian American justice and liberation?

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    Asian American Activism, Module 1
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  • Black and white photo: Vicci Wong and two other girls sit on a curb while holding signs in support of Huey Newton. Other people with signs stand nearby.

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    Young Vicci Wong at a Huey Newton demonstration, Oakland 1968

    Vicci Wong (right) takes a break from the demonstration in support of Huey Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, at his trial in Oakland, California, July 1968.

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    Asian American Activism, Module 1
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    Maya speaks about world of peace education

    Hear more to Maya’s story and journey in the world of peace education

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    Maya Soetoro and the Making of Indonesian America, Module 5
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    Maya’s message to Indonesian Americans or Indonesians

    Listen to the message that Maya has to share with any Indonesian Americans or Indonesians watching right now.

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    Maya Soetoro and the Making of Indonesian America, Module 5
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  • A group of people dancing. One dancer in the center arches back with one arm outspread and her eyes closed.

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    Peace Studio Dancer

    Maya believes in the power of art to create transformative social change, one of the reasons she cofounded her nonprofit organization, the Peace Studio.

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    Maya Soetoro and the Making of Indonesian America, Module 5
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  • Maya dressed in a long, loose, black garment with colorful trim on the cuffs and near the collar.

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    Maya in a contemporary Toraja outfit

    Maya in a contemporary Toraja outfit in honor of her brother Barack Obama’s Presidential inauguration in 2009. (The Toraja people are from South Sulawesi.) Maya’s Indonesian heritage is an integral part of her life.

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  • Vietnamese author Le Ly Hayslip squats with a young girl in a rice field in Ky La, in the Quang Nam-Da Nang Province.

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    Module 2: The Vietnam-American War

    Thuy Vo Dang

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    Vietnamese American Experiences
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  • A refugee families crowded on a small wooden boat waves and smiles to the camera. A larger ship is seen in the background.

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    Module 3: The Vietnamese Refugee Exodus

    Thuy Vo Dang

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    Vietnamese American Experiences
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    Module 4: Building Community in “Little Saigon”

    Thuy Vo Dang

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    Vietnamese American Experiences
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  • Large white cement statue of an open palm with a little girl standing along the fingers while a little boy lays down on the palm.

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    Module 5: Politics and Remembrance in the Vietnamese American Community

    Thuy Vo Dang

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    Vietnamese American Experiences
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  • Family portrait of the Tape family in 1884. Joseph and Mary are sitting on chairs while Joseph has Emily on his lap. Mamie and Frank are sitting between them. Label at the bottom reads 'Brown, 606 Kearny Street, San Francisco.'

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    Chapter Overview: The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights

    Mae Ngai

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  • Family portrait of the Tape family in 1884. Joseph and Mary are sitting on chairs while Emily, Marnie, and Frank are seated in between.

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    Module 1: That Chinese Girl

    Mae Ngai

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights
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  • Joseph Tape with his hunting rifle and two bird dogs.

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    Module 2: In-Between People

    Mae Ngai

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights
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  • A line of lion dancers are in the foreground. In the background is a paifang, or a traditional chinese gateway.

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    Module 3: The World’s Fair

    Mae Ngai

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights
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    Module 4: The Strange Career of a Chinese Interpreter

    Mae Ngai

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights
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