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  • Gabriella Wilson (aka H.E.R.) on stage with a guitar and a microphone. She wears dark sunglasses, large hoop earrings, and a black sequins outfit.

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    Gabriella Wilson (aka H.E.R.) Performing on Stage

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 1
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  • Jason Momoa has both arms in the air enthusiastically posing with the horns gesture. Promotional posters for the event paper the background.

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    Jason Momoa Gestures to the Crowd From a Stage

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 1
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  • Naomi Osaka crouches and grips her racket with 2 hands, fully focused while waiting for the serve.

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    Naomi Osaka Prepares to Return Serve

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 1
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  • Bruno Mars smiles while playing a keyboard in a darkened room. A microphone is placed in front of his face.

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    Bruno Mars Playing Keyboard at a Concert

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 1
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  • Kamala Harris smiles while being sworn into office. She holds up her right hand, and her left is on a stack of Bibles. She wears a bright blue suit.

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    Kamala Harris Being Sworn into Office

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 1
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  • Keanu Reaves speaks into a microphone during a panel interview with 2 other men. A science fiction poster of a dragon in space is in the background.

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    Keanu Reaves Speaking on a Panel Interview

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 1
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  • Pittsburgh Steeler Juju Smith pointing to the crowd during a game. His face shows a determined expression.

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    Juju Smith Pointing to the Crowd

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 1
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  • Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson takes a selfie with smiling Asian-Pacific fans. A short metal barrier separates them. An armed guard stands behind The Rock.

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    Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Taking a Selfie with Fans

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 1
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  • A collage of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Jason Momoa, H.E.R., Kamala Harris, Bruno Mars, Keanu Reeves, Naomi Osaka, and Juju Smith-Schuster.

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    Celebrity Multiracial AA&PIs

    Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Jason Momoa, H.E.R., Kamala Harris, Bruno Mars, Keanu Reeves, Naomi Osaka, and Juju Smith-Schuster are among the US’s most famous multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans.

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  • An Indonesian sailor posing in uniform of coveralls and a white hat.

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    An Indonesian sailor during World War II.

    An Indonesian sailor during World War II. The trial of the detained sailors set the stage for future refugee cases in the US.

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    We Are Here Because You Were There: Race, Colonialism, and Migration, 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 Pågat 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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