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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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Devi Dja, Indonesian dancer and actress
Devi Dja was a dancer and actress trained in Indonesia who migrated to the United States during World War II. Dja became a US citizen in 1951 through marriage and eventually settled in California. She supported merchant seamen during Indonesia’s battle for independence from the Dutch.
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Busy trade at Jakarta
The United States remained interested in Indonesia throughout the twentieth century. This image depicting the busy trade at Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia in Java then known during Dutch colonialism as Batavia, illustrates Indonesia’s importance in terms of global trade.
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Indonesian students, early alumni at the University of Illinois. (Right)
Although many Indonesian students studied in the Netherlands during the early twentieth century due to Dutch colonialism, there were also some students who traveled to the United States, like these early alumni at the University of Illinois.
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Indonesian students, early alumni at the University of Illinois. (Left)
Although many Indonesian students studied in the Netherlands during the early twentieth century due to Dutch colonialism, there were also some students who traveled to the United States, like these early alumni at the University of Illinois.
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Eighteenth century, American merchant ship Friendship of Salem
Built at the end of the eighteenth century, the American merchant ship Friendship of Salem traded with countries like China, Indonesia, India, and Russia. This photograph depicts a present-day replica of the ship. Understanding early trade patterns helps us to see how Indonesian American community formation is part of a larger history.
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Map of Southeast Asia, with Indonesia highlighted.
Map of Southeast Asia, with Indonesia highlighted.
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Population data for Southeast Asia
Indonesia is the largest country in Southeast Asia and the fourth most populated country in the world. In terms of size within the region, Indonesia’s population comprises roughly 70 percent of Southeast Asia’s population. Source: IMF Data on Southeast Asia population by country in millions.
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Maya’s presentation for Ceeds of Peace
Maya travels around the world to promote understanding and peace, devoting much time to organizing in her chosen home of Hawaiʻi. Here, Maya is pictured making a presentation for Ceeds of Peace, an organization that develops peacebuilding leaders.
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The temple-complex of Loro Jonggarang at Prambanan
The Prambanan, a ninth-century sacred site, was one of the sites through which Maya gained a greater understanding of the rich culture of Java while working as a tour guide.
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Maya describes how her mother created community in Indonesia.
Watch Maya describe how her mother created community and relationships as an anthropologist in Indonesia.
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Module 1: Overview
Cecilia M. Tsu and Tamara Venit-Shelton
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Module 2: Chinese Immigration and Labor from the Gold Rush to the Golden Spike, 1849-1869
Cecilia M. Tsu and Tamara Venit-Shelton
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Module 3: Chinese American Community Formation: The First Generation
Cecilia M. Tsu and Tamara Venit-Shelton
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Module 4: Living in the Era of Chinese Exclusion
Cecilia M. Tsu and Tamara Venit-Shelton
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Module 5: Becoming Chinese American: The Second Generation
Cecilia M. Tsu and Tamara Venit-Shelton
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Module 7: Chinese America Today
Cecilia M. Tsu and Tamara Venit-Shelton
