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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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    “No Japs Wanted”

    Japanese Americans had to sell most of their possessions at rock-bottom prices. This painting titled “Junkshop Man Took Our Icebox Away,” by Henry Sugimoto, captures the emotions of a mother and daughter who must get rid of the family’s belongings.

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    We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story

    Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.

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    We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story

    Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.

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    We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story

    Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.

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    We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story

    Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.

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    We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story

    Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.

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    We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story

    Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.

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    We Hereby Refuse: The Akutsu Story

    Read in this excerpt from the graphic novel We Hereby Refuse, based on true stories, about how the lives of Jim Akutsu, a Nisei college student in Seattle; his younger brother, Gene; and his mother and father are ruptured after FBI agents arrest Jim’s father.

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    Yokohama, California by Toshi Mori

    In this excerpt from the short story, “Lil’ Yokohama,” Nisei author Toshio Mori describes an idealized version of a pre-World War II Japanese American community in California.

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    “No Japs Wanted”

    This painting by Henry Sugimoto depicts a Japanese American family forced to leave their rural community.

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

    Jeff Yang

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

    Jeff Yang

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

    Jeff Yang

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

    Jeff Yang

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    Chapter Overview: Pacific Islanders

    Keith L. Camacho and Lisa Uperesa

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    Module 1: Pacific Islanders Overview

    Keith L. Camacho and Lisa Uperesa

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    Module 2: Sacred Spaces

    Keith L. Camacho and Lisa Uperesa

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    Module 3: World War II

    Keith L. Camacho and Lisa Uperesa

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