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  • This cartoon depicts Uncle Sam kicking Chinese migrants out using a paper that reads "Magic Washer." Text at the bottom reads "The Chinese must go."

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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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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights, Module 1
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  • This document shows the affadavit for the Supreme Court of California case of Tape v. Hurley.

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    Affidavit for Tape v. Hurley

    California Supreme Court affidavit for Tape v. Hurley

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights, Module 1
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  • Chinese school students dressed in traditional Chinese clothing stand for a class photo. Mamie and Frank Tape are seen in the center second row.

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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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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights, Module 1
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  • A portrait of a young Mamie Tape dressed in a checkered shirt.

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    Portrait of Mamie Tape

    Portrait of Mamie Tape, circa 1884.

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights, Module 1
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  • Portrait of Min Yasui in a suit with a handwritten note reading “To Dad and Mother.”

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    Minoru Yasui

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    Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II, Module 4
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  • A video from the 2019 Fort Sill protests, where survivors of Japanese American World War II internment camps demonstrated against the detention of undocumented migrant children.

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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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    Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II, Module 6
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  • Japanese Latin Americans gathered in front of a sign "Redress Now For Japanese Latin Americans! Campaign for Justice"

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    Redress Now for Japanese Latin Americans lobbying group

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    Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II, Module 6
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  • 1944 memo attesting to false claims of the government regarding mass removal of Japanese Americans.

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    DOJ memo

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    Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II, Module 6
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  • Karen Korematsu, Holly Yasui, and Jay Hirabayashi sit behind microphones during a conference.

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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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    Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II, Module 1
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  • A written apology by President George Bush to the Japanese Americans imprisoned during World War II along with reparations.

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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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  • Crowd of people in outdoor gathering. People hold signs calling for healing between the Korean and African American community.

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    Module 4: Post-1965 Korean America and 1992 Los Angeles

    Jane Hong

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    Korean Americans
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  • A large commercial building, with sign reading "Koreatown Galleria" at center.

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    Module 5: Korean Americans and Hallyu since 2000

    Jane Hong

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    Korean Americans
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  • Street life of Ross Alley in San Francisco's Chinatown depicts Chinese men with queue hairstyle, wearing hats, and shanku - shirts and trousers.

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    Module 1: Overview

    Cecilia M. Tsu and Tamara Venit-Shelton

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    Chinese Americans and the Making of American History
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  • A photograph of a three white miners to the left of the sluice box and four Chinese miners to the right of the sluice box.

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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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    Chinese Americans and the Making of American History
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    Module 3: Chinese American Community Formation: The First Generation

    Cecilia M. Tsu and Tamara Venit-Shelton

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    Chinese Americans and the Making of American History
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  • Two white men and a Chinese man in suits are seated at the table processing immigration papers as a group of Chinese women crowd around them.

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    Module 4: Living in the Era of Chinese Exclusion

    Cecilia M. Tsu and Tamara Venit-Shelton

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    Chinese Americans and the Making of American History
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  • Portrait of Anna May Wong wearing black tophat and holding a glass.

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    Module 5: Becoming Chinese American: The Second Generation

    Cecilia M. Tsu and Tamara Venit-Shelton

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    Chinese Americans and the Making of American History
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  • A Chinese Press ad titled "Repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act" shows image of USA and China shaking hands.

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    Module 6: World War II and the Cold War to 1965

    Cecilia M. Tsu, Tamara Venit-Shelton

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    Module 7: Chinese America Today

    Cecilia M. Tsu and Tamara Venit-Shelton

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    Chinese Americans and the Making of American History
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