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  • Headshot of Charlie Bushnell. A raised vertical scar trails from the corner of his right eye.

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    Portrait of Charlie Bushnell

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 5
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  • Lola Tung poses in a purple halter dress.

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    Lola Tung attends the Gold House Gala

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  • Havana Rose Lui holds a top handle bag. She wears a gray suit, white top, and tie. A raven design shows across the sleeve and front of the jacket.

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    Havana Rose Lui attends New York Fashion Week

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  • Cutout images of Iam Tongi, Havana Rose Liu, Olivia Rodrigo, Auli‘i Cravalho, Charlie Bushnell, and Lola Tung on a purple background with stars.

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    Rising Multiracial Gen Z Stars

    Rising Gen Z stars (left to right) Iam Tongi, Havana Rose Liu, Olivia Rodrigo, Auli‘i Cravalho, Charlie Bushnell, and Lola Tung are among the next fast-growing generation representing multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans in pop culture.

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  • Cover of Time magazine shows a computer-generated image of a multiethnic woman’s face with the headline The New Face of America.

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    TIME cover: Multiracial Future of America

    A TIME magazine cover from 1993 featuring a computer-generated picture of a multiethnic woman signaled the multiracial future of America.

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    Being Japanese-Mexican on TikTok

    TikTok creator @brandonrkh discusses growing up with both his Japanese and Mexican heritage, including his experience looking “more Japanese.”

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    Kamala Harris Waving

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  • President Obama standing at a podium delivering the State of the Union. The American flag drapes the background.

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    Barack Obama Giving State of the Union Address

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  • A collage of President Obama at a podium with the American flag behind him, and Kamala Harris smiling and waving.

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    Barack Obama and Kamala Harris Collage

    Throughout their respective presidential campaigns, President Barack Obama (left) and Vice President Kamala Harris (right) were accused of using their multiracial heritage to win voters who shared their racial identities.

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  • The Bill of Rights for People of Mixed Heritage lists a release of obligations and rights on how to self-identify.

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    Bill of Rights for People of Mixed Heritage

    “Bill of Rights for People of Mixed Heritage” by Maria Root expresses commonalities among multiracial people.

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  • Laotian refugees debark from a bus parked in front of a building at Hamilton Air Force Base. They carry their belongings.

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    Module 1: Introduction: Laotian Americans

    Davorn Sisavath

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    Laotian Americans
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  • A drawing in markers of a farming village in Laos being bombed by a plane on the top right. Villagers are lying dead and fires are burning the houses.

  • Family portrait of Indian American Kar Dhillon sitting on her father's lap. Six men and two boys wear turbans. A sibling sits on her mother's lap.

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    Chapter Overview: South Asian Americans Before 1965

    South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)

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  • Cover of "The United States of India" with a drawing of a woman wearing saree and blowing into a long bugle rising from India to hover over the globe.

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    Module 1: Overview

    South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)

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    South Asian Americans Before 1965
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  • Indian Vaishno Das Bagai in a black vest, pants, bowtie, long sleeved collared shirt stands at the counter of his general store with hands in pockets.

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    Module 2: Early Immigration and Citizenship

    South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)

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    South Asian Americans Before 1965
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  • Pandita Ramabai and her daughter, both wearing saree, sit at center for formal portrait. Mukti Mission workers sit and stand beside them.

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    Module 3: Early Pioneer South Asian American Women

    South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)

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    South Asian Americans Before 1965
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  • Indian Uday Shankar poses with his arms outstretched and hands in mudras. He stands with one leg raised and crossed in front of the other.

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    Module 4: Arts and Culture

    South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)

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    South Asian Americans Before 1965
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  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, wearing floral garlands around their necks, stand with a group of Indian delegates on tarmac.

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    Module 5: Connections

    South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)

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    South Asian Americans Before 1965
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  • Twelve members of the Laotian American National Alliance attend a meeting around a conference table. Snacks and office supplies cover the table.

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    Module 3: Laotian American Activism and Advocacy

    Davorn Sisavath

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    Laotian Americans
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