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  • The immigration station connected to Angel Island by a bridge in the San Francisco Bay.

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    Immigration Station, Angel Island, California

    Immigration station on Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay, circa 1915.

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights, Module 4
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  • The article titled "Jury Finds Tape Took No Bribes" details Frank Tape being found not guilty for accepting bribes.

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    “Jury Finds Tape Took No Bribes”

    Three months after the murder of Lum Kong, Frank Tape is found “not guilty” of accepting bribes.

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  • The article titled "Chinese Witness Is Victim of Murderer" announces the passing of Lum Kong from a shooting.

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    “Chinese Witness Is Victim of Murderer”

    The Oakland Tribune announces Lum Kong’s tragic passing. Kong died from wounds inflicted during the shooting.

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  • The article titled "Tape Faces Two New Indictments" details indictments against Frank Tape for receiving bribes.

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    Tape Faces Two New Indictments

    The Seattle Times announces the indictments brought against Frank Tape for extorting and receiving bribes from Chinese laborers applying to enter the United States.

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  • The article titled "Tape Arrested on Smuggling Charge" reports Frank Tape's arrest for accepting bribes from Chinese migrants.

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    Tape Arrested on Smuggling Charge

    Article “Former Chinese Interpreter at Seattle Immigration Station Held to Await Action by Federal Grand Jury” from the Seattle Times reports Frank Tape’s arrest for allegedly accepting bribes from Chinese migrants for entry into the country.

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  • Frank Tape in a tan coat and hat stands to the left of Mary Tape in a tan coat and sun hat pose for a photo.

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    Frank and Mary Tape

    Frank Tape and his mother, Mary, on an outing in April 1922.

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  • Frank Tape sitting in his black Kissel automobile. in a field of foliage and trees.

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    Frank Tape in his Kissel Automobile

    Frank Tape in his Kissel, Seattle, circa 1911.

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  • The Tape family gathers at Cypress Point for a family photo. In the back is a crowd of trees and two cars on the right.

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    Tape Family Outing

    Tape family outing to Cypress Point, near Monterey, California, circa 1915. Left to right: Florence, Edward, and Winifred Park; Gertrude Chan (Tape); Bernice Park; Mary and Joseph Tape; Daisy Lee; Emily Park (Tape) and Frank Park.

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  • Joseph (in rocker), Gertrude (reading), Robert Park (on rail), Emily Park and son Frank sit on the porch of the Tape Family summer home.

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    Tape Family Summer Home

    A photo of the Tape summer home, Camp Meeker, located near the Russian River in Sonoma County, circa 1905. The image features Joseph (in rocker), Gertrude (reading), Robert Park (on rail), Emily Tape’s husband and a court interpreter and civil rights leader, and Emily, and their son, Frank. Photograph by Mary Tape.

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  • Portrait of Seid Gain dressed in a black suit and neatly combed hair.

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    Seid Gain

    Seid Gain was a Chinese interpreter for the US Bureau of Immigration, circa 1905–1909, then became a member of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Portland during the 1920s.

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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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