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  • Arab and Muslim Americans wait in line at a polling station in the council chambers. A pink sign sits on a bench that reads "Vote uncommitted".

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    Bangladeshi Americans Voting in Hamtramck

    Immigrant voters, including Bangladeshi Americans, arrive for early primary voting in Hamtramck, Michigan, in 2024.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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  • Bangladeshi American Shamsun Nehar wearing a pink hijab with a polka dot dress puts the finishing touches on the three tiered wedding cake she made.

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    Shamsun Nehar Puts Finishing Touches on Wedding Cake

    Entrepreneur Shamsun Nehar, founder of Cakes by Lucky, shows a wedding cake which she created and decorated. Many Bangladeshi American women run their own small businesses.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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  • Bangladeshi American Mohammed Chishti-Shipu stands on a chair in his office to hang his diplomas on the wall next to the completely filled bookshelf.

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    Mohammed Chishti-Shipu Hangs His Diplomas in His Office

    Mohammed hangs his diplomas in the office of his accounting practice in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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  • Bangladeshi Americans Mohammed Chishti-Shipu, in panjabi, and his wife Cherry, in salwar kameez, beside the red wood paneled wall of their new home.

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    Mohammed and Cherry Chishti-Shipu Pose Outside

    Mohammed Chisti-Shipu and his wife, Cherry, pose outside of their home in Queens, New York, in 2017.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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  • A graph that displays the top ten U.S. metropolitan areas of Bangladeshi population in descending order from largest to smallest.

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    Top Ten US Metropolitan Areas of Bangladeshi Population

    The top ten US metropolitan areas by Bangladeshi population, in 2019. (Source: Pew Research Center)

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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  • A graph that displays the growth of the Bangladeshi population in the U.S. between 2000 and 2023.

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    Graph of the Growth of the Bangladeshi Population in the US

    The growth of the Bangladeshi population in the United States from 2000 to 2023, including both immigrants as well as those born in the US. (Source: Pew Research Center)

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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  • A sign with concrete footings placed on a lawn that reads "Welcome to Banglatown". Images of a Bengali flag and an American flag are next to the text.

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    Welcome to Banglatown Sign

    A sign welcomes visitors to Banglatown, a Bangladeshi American neighborhood in Michigan straddling the Detroit/Hamtramck border.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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  • Iam Tongi leans against a white house posed to play his guitar. His contemplative expression shows a slight closed-mouth smile.

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    Portrait of Iam Tongi

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 5
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  • Auli'i Cravalho poses against a Hawaiian backdrop. She wears a light-blue, tulle gown with embroidered pink flowers and green leafy stems.

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    Auli’i Cravalho Attends the “Moana 2” UK Premiere

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  • Olivia Rodrigo sings into a microphone. She wears a black two-piece under a mesh chain-mail dress.

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    Olivia Rodrigo Singing at a Concert

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 5
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  • The cast of Crazy Rich Asians stand in a row on stage. Behind them, a large screen displays the film's key art.

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    Module 3: Asian Americans and the Moving Image, Part 2: Media Activism, Community Advocacy, and New Hollywood

    Jeff Yang

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    Asian American Popular Culture
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  • Nobuko Miyamoto, seated before small crowd, sings into microphone while Chris Iijima, seated beside her, sings and plays guitar during a performance.

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    Module 4: Asian Americans in Music, Part 1: Folk, Traditional, Jazz, and Classical

    Jeff Yang

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    Asian American Popular Culture
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  • Four members of Far East Movement, an all-Asian American hip hop group, pose at awards show. The four men wear formal attire and sunglasses.

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    Module 5: Asian Americans in Music, Part 2: Pop, Rock, and Hip Hop

    Jeff Yang

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    Asian American Popular Culture
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  • TIME cover with the word "Linsanity!" in bold. Behind the text, Jeremy Lin, wearing a Knicks jersey, is suspended mid-jump with basketball in hand.

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    Module 6: Asian Americans in Sport and Competition, Part 1: Individual and Team Sport

    Jeff Yang

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    Asian American Popular Culture
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    Module 7: Asian Americans in Sport and Competition, Part 2: International Play

    Jeff Yang

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    Asian American Popular Culture
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  • Unfurled sails from sakmans fill the horizon. Canoes sit on the calm ocean along with the sakmans. Two birds fly over the sakmans in a cloudy sky.

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    Chapter Overview: Pacific Islanders

    Keith L. Camacho and Lisa Uperesa

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  • Unfurled sails from sakmans fill the horizon. Canoes sit on the calm ocean along with the sakmans. Two birds fly over the sakmans in a cloudy sky.

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    Module 1: Pacific Islanders Overview

    Keith L. Camacho and Lisa Uperesa

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    Pacific Islanders
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  • The coast of PÃ¥gat on a sunny day. Clear, blue water is surrounded by limestone cliffs topped with dense, green foliage.

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    Module 2: Sacred Spaces

    Keith L. Camacho and Lisa Uperesa

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    Pacific Islanders
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  • Three rows of Fita Fita guards stand at attention. They hold rifles on a dirt path facing one guard. Buildings and a steep mountain stand behind them.

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    Module 3: World War II

    Keith L. Camacho and Lisa Uperesa

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    Pacific Islanders
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