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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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    Rising Multiracial Gen Z Stars

    Rising Gen Z stars (left to right) Iam Tongi, Havana Rose Liu, Olivia Rodrigo, Auli‘i Cravalho, Charlie Bushnell, and Lola Tung are among the next fast-growing generation representing multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans in pop culture.

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    TIME cover: Multiracial Future of America

    A TIME magazine cover from 1993 featuring a computer-generated picture of a multiethnic woman signaled the multiracial future of America.

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    Being Japanese-Mexican on TikTok

    TikTok creator @brandonrkh discusses growing up with both his Japanese and Mexican heritage, including his experience looking “more Japanese.”

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    Kamala Harris Waving

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    Barack Obama Giving State of the Union Address

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    Barack Obama and Kamala Harris Collage

    Throughout their respective presidential campaigns, President Barack Obama (left) and Vice President Kamala Harris (right) were accused of using their multiracial heritage to win voters who shared their racial identities.

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    Bill of Rights for People of Mixed Heritage

    “Bill of Rights for People of Mixed Heritage” by Maria Root expresses commonalities among multiracial people.

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    Book Cover for Hapa Girl

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    Book Cover for Redefining Realness

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    Book Cover for Speak Okinawa

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    Module 1: If You Want to Know What We Are

    Theodore S. Gonzalves

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    Module 2: Telling Stories with Objects

    Theodore S. Gonzalves

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    Module 3: Filipino Homemade Rifle

    Theodore S. Gonzalves

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    Module 4: First Filipino Infantry Regiment Insignia

    Theodore S. Gonzalves

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    Module 5: Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) and National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) Pin

    Theodore S. Gonzalves

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    Module 6: Nurse’s Cap

    Theodore S. Gonzalves

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    Module 7: Ruby Ibarra’s Jacket

    Theodore S. Gonzalves

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    Chapter Overview: Decolonization in the Pacific

    Kenneth Gofigan Kuper

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    Module 1: Overview

    Kenneth Gofigan Kuper

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