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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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The Ghadar Journal in Urdu, 1914
The Ghadar Journal in Urdu (left) and in Punjabi (right), from 1914. The newspaper of the Ghadar party, circulated amongst its members throughout North America and elsewhere, called for the immediate and armed overthrow of British rule in India.
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Pamphlet from Ghadar Party, 1916
A 1916 pamphlet from the San Francisco-based Ghadar Party with editorials on discrimination against South Asian (“Hindu”) immigrants in America, due to British colonial influence.
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Lala Har Dayal, 1916
Taraknath Das (left, in 1937) and Lala Har Dayal (right, in 1916) were Indian expatriates living in the US and leaders of the Ghadar Party, which advocated for India to be freed from British colonial rule through armed insurrection.
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Taraknath Das, 1937
Taraknath Das (left, in 1937) and Lala Har Dayal (right, in 1916) were Indian expatriates living in the US and leaders of the Ghadar Party, which advocated for India to be freed from British colonial rule through armed insurrection.
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New Citizen Journal, or Xinmin congbao, 1903
A cover for an edition of the New Citizen Journal, or Xinmin congbao, from 1903. The highly influential newspaper was published by Liang Qichao who was in exile in Japan.
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Liang Qichao, 1910
Liang Qichao (1910) took up exile in Yokohama, Japan, where he published the influential New Citizen Journal newspaper.
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Membership certificate of the Baohuanghui, 1906
A membership certificate from 1906 for a member in Portland, Oregon, of the Baohuanghui (Protect the Emperor), a reform party founded by Kang Youwei, which focused on modernizing China.
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Chinese philosopher Kang Youwei, 1905
Chinese philosopher Kang Youwei (pictured in 1905) was chief advisor to Emperor Guanxu, and aimed to modernize China by adopting Western science and technology. He eventually fled to Canada and mobilized Chinese communities overseas.
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Atomic bombs, August 1945
The detonation of atomic bombs by the United States over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (left) and Nagasaki (right) in August 1945 are the only times nuclear weapons have ever been used against civilian populations. Up to 250,000 were killed.
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Filipino prisoners of war, Manila, 1899
US soldiers hold Filipino prisoners of war in Manila, 1899. The Philippine-American War resulted in the US occupation of the Philippines until 1946.
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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
