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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 flag of the British East India Company
The flag of the British East India Company, a corporation which ruled large areas of the Indian subcontinent before ceding rule to the British government in the mid-1800s, which then controlled much of South Asia until 1947.
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Colonial Spheres of Influence in Asia 1850-1914
This map shows the various colonial spheres of influence in Asia between 1850–1914.
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The Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire began in the fourteenth century and ended in the early twentieth century, and controlled much Western Asia, Southeastern Europe, and parts of North Africa. The Ottomans closed their borders to land trade during the bubonic plague in the fifteenth century.
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The Silk Road
The Silk Road was an ancient trading route that connected Asia to Europe, by merchants who travelled by foot, horse, or camel.
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NYTWA Covid-19 Resource Guide
During Covid-19, thousands of taxi drivers turned to the NYTWA for help. In response, the NYTWA created this Resource Guide to provide information on accessing health care, rental assistance, food, unemployment insurance, stimulus checks, and ways to deal with discrimination.
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Asian American Activism, Module 5
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Uber and Lyft Drivers On Strike
In 2019, Uber and Lyft drivers went on strike to protest low wages with the influx of drivers; this video features Inder Parmer, a striking Uber driver.
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Asian American Activism, Module 5
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NYTWA Letter to New York Mayor
This letter to Mayor Rudy Giuliani from the NYTWA announces the organization’s first strike and list of demands in 1998 from Bhairavi Desai on behalf of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance.
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NYTWA Letter to New York Mayor
This letter to Mayor Rudy Giuliani from the NYTWA announces the organization’s first strike and list of demands in 1998 from Bhairavi Desai on behalf of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance.
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Asian American Activism, Module 5
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1998 NYTWA Strikes
This flyer, passed out to cab drivers around New York City, announced the second of three NYTWA strikes in 1998. Though the flyers were in English, the word spread in many other languages as well.
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Asian American Activism, Module 5
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Lease Drivers Coalition
Taxi drivers holding a banner for “Justice. Respect. Dignity” at the Lease Drivers Coalition’s major motorcade in August 1997. An estimated 2,000 drivers participated in the protest.
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Module 5: A Modern Chinese American Woman
Mae Ngai
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Chapter Overview: Samoans in the United States
Lana Lopesi
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Chapter Overview: Bangladeshi Americans
Nazli Kibria, Elora Halim Chowdhury, Fariba S. Alam, and Sharbari Ahmed
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Module 1: Bangladeshi Migration and Settlement in the US
Nazli Kibria, Elora Halim Chowdhury, Fariba S. Alam, and Sharbari Ahmed
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Module 2: Bangladeshi Americans and the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
Elora Halim Chowdhury, Fariba S. Alam, Nazli Kibria, Sharbari Ahmed
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Chapter Overview: Chinese Americans and the Making of American History
Cecilia M. Tsu and Tamara Venit Shelton
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Patsy Takemoto Mink: Fierce and Fearless
Judy Tzu-Chun Wu and Gwendolyn Mink
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Module 1: Overview
Judy Tzu-Chun Wu and Gwendolyn Mink
