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Asian American and Pacific Islander studies resources for the classroom
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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Book Cover for Hapa Girl
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Book Cover for Redefining Realness
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Book Cover for Speak Okinawa
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Book Cover for Crying in H Mart
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Book Cover for Hapa Tales and Other Lies
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Book Cover for Afakasi Woman
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Multiracial Author Memoirs Collage
Multiracial authors such as Michelle Zauner, Sharon H. Chang, Janet Mock, May-lee Chai, Lani Wendt Young, and Elizabeth Miki Brina have had success sharing their experiences and personal stories through memoirs.
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Romeo Must Die
Actors Jet Li (left) and Aaliyah (right) in Romeo Must Die (2000), an adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy with a martial-arts twist. However, instead of featuring star-crossed lovers, the filmmakers replaced the characters’ romantic scene with one featuring a platonic hug.
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LeBron James and Gisele Bundchen Vogue Cover
Basketball star LeBron James (left) and supermodel Gisele Bundchen (right) pose together on the cover of the April 2008 issue of Vogue. The image generated controversy, as many saw a perpetuation of harmful racial stereotypes featuring James, a Black man, and Bundchen, a white woman.
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Rush Hour
Chris Tucker (left) and Jackie Chan (right) in the 1998 film Rush Hour.
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Module 2: Identity and Multiracial Alliances
Veronica Terriquez and May Lin
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Module 3: Building Youth Power Through Healing
Veronica Terriquez and May Lin
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Module 4: Youth Voice in Elections
Veronica Terriquez and May Lin
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Module 5: Youth-Led Campaigns
Veronica Terriquez and May Lin
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Chapter Overview: Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans
Nitasha Tamar Sharma
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Module 1: Overview: Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans
Nitasha Tamar Sharma
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Chapter Overview: We Are Here Because You Were There: Race, Colonialism, and Migration
Mae Ngai, Wena Teng, Greg Robinson, and Jonathan Van Harmelen
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Module 1: Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and the Asia-Pacific
Mae Ngai and Wena Teng
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Module 2: Homeland Ties
Mae Ngai and Wena Teng
