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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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Third World Liberation Front Leaders
TWLF leaders marching down Bancroft Way at UC Berkeley, c.1969 included (left to right) Charles Brown (Afro-American Student Union), Ysidrio Macias (Mexican American Student Confederation), LaNada Means (Native American Student Union), and Stan Kadani (Asian American political Alliance).
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Asian American Activism, Module 2
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Robert “Bob” Illumin
Robert “Bob” Illumin was active in the Philippine American Collegiate Endeavor (PACE) at San Francisco State. PACE formed in 1967 to offer tutoring and support academics, becoming one of three Asian American organizations to join the TWLF at San Francisco State.
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Asian American Activism, Module 2
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Harvey Dong
Harvey Dong grew up in Sacramento, the child of Chinese immigrants. At UC Berkeley he joined the Asian American Political Alliance and the TWLF strike, and was part of the group that moved into the community, helping to found Everybody Bookstore in the International Hotel.
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Asian American Activism, Module 2
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Lillian Fabros Bando, 1976
Lillian Fabros, the daughter of Filipino immigrants, grew up working the fields in Salinas. She gained a social consciousness from these experiences and at UC Berkeley, joined the Asian American Political Alliance, protested the Vietnam War, and participated in the TWLF strike.
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Asian American Activism, Module 2
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Kyoko Takenaka
Kyoko Takenaka is a musician, filmmaker, performance artist, and Butoh dancer based across the US and Japan.
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Asian American Activism, Module 1
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Jess x. Snow
Jess X. Snow is a Chinese-diasporic filmmaker, multi-disciplinary artist, and poet.
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Asian American Activism, Module 1
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Ruby Ibarra
Ruby Ibarra is a Pilipina American rapper, producer, and director who often performs in English, Tagalog, and Bisaya.
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Asian American Activism, Module 1
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International Hotel Manilatown Center in 2005
Community efforts led to the 2005 completion of the International Hotel Manilatown Center low-income senior housing, which includes a community center, a historical display commemorating the original I-Hotel, and a mural depicting activists fighting to preserve affordable housing in San Francisco.
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Asian American Activism, Module 1
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Estella Habal Video Excerpt
Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP) organizer Estella Habal describes the night of the I-Hotel Evictions, when two thousand activists protested outside the hotel.
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Asian American Activism, Module 1
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Estella Habal
Estella Habal was a full-time Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP) organizer during the International Hotel struggle to resist evictions and gentrification.
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Asian American Activism, Module 1
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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
