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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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The Magic Washer
An advertisement poster for “The Magic Washer” manufactured by Geo. Dee, Dixon, Illinois, circa 1886. This illustration depicts Chinese migrants as “dirt” that needs to be “washed away.”
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Affidavit for Tape v. Hurley
California Supreme Court affidavit for Tape v. Hurley
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Chinese Primary School Students
Photo of Chinese primary school students in San Francisco, circa 1890. Mamie is in the center of the second row, and Frank is to her right. Photograph by Isaiah Taber.
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Portrait of Mamie Tape
Portrait of Mamie Tape, circa 1884.
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Fort Sill protest
Japanese American survivors of WWII concentration camps join forces to protest the detention of undocumented migrant children at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
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Redress Now for Japanese Latin Americans lobbying group
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Karen Korematsu, Holly Yasui, and Jay Hirabayashi
In 2017, President Trump issued an executive order banning people from several Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. Karen Korematsu, Holly Yasui, and Jay Hirabayashi, children of three men who filed lawsuits challenging the violation of their rights during World War II, submitted a legal brief to the US Supreme Court in a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s travel ban.
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George Bush Apology Letter
Japanese Americans who had been imprisoned during World War II received this formal apology from the US government.
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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
