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  • Bangladeshi Americans Mohammed Chishti-Shipu, in panjabi, and his wife Cherry, in salwar kameez, beside the red wood paneled wall of their new home.

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    Mohammed and Cherry Chishti-Shipu Pose Outside

    Mohammed Chisti-Shipu and his wife, Cherry, pose outside of their home in Queens, New York, in 2017.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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  • A graph that displays the top ten U.S. metropolitan areas of Bangladeshi population in descending order from largest to smallest.

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    Top Ten US Metropolitan Areas of Bangladeshi Population

    The top ten US metropolitan areas by Bangladeshi population, in 2019. (Source: Pew Research Center)

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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  • A graph that displays the growth of the Bangladeshi population in the U.S. between 2000 and 2023.

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    Graph of the Growth of the Bangladeshi Population in the US

    The growth of the Bangladeshi population in the United States from 2000 to 2023, including both immigrants as well as those born in the US. (Source: Pew Research Center)

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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  • A sign with concrete footings placed on a lawn that reads "Welcome to Banglatown". Images of a Bengali flag and an American flag are next to the text.

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    Welcome to Banglatown Sign

    A sign welcomes visitors to Banglatown, a Bangladeshi American neighborhood in Michigan straddling the Detroit/Hamtramck border.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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  • Iam Tongi leans against a white house posed to play his guitar. His contemplative expression shows a slight closed-mouth smile.

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    Portrait of Iam Tongi

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 5
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  • Auli'i Cravalho poses against a Hawaiian backdrop. She wears a light-blue, tulle gown with embroidered pink flowers and green leafy stems.

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    Auli’i Cravalho Attends the “Moana 2” UK Premiere

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  • Olivia Rodrigo sings into a microphone. She wears a black two-piece under a mesh chain-mail dress.

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    Olivia Rodrigo Singing at a Concert

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 5
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  • Headshot of Charlie Bushnell. A raised vertical scar trails from the corner of his right eye.

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    Portrait of Charlie Bushnell

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 5
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  • Lola Tung poses in a purple halter dress.

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    Lola Tung attends the Gold House Gala

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 5
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  • Havana Rose Lui holds a top handle bag. She wears a gray suit, white top, and tie. A raven design shows across the sleeve and front of the jacket.

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    Havana Rose Lui attends New York Fashion Week

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  • Compilation of five ink drawings. Portraits of Charles E. Whitney and Lafcadio Hearn, outdoor oven, vegetables grown on stilt house porch, gamblers.

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    Module 1: If You Want to Know What We Are

    Theodore S. Gonzalves

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    Filipinx American Histories
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  • Drawing of a woman and man in "Manilla Costumes": striped dress, shawl with umbrella and striped tunic, pants and straw hat, holding a chicken.

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    Module 2: Telling Stories with Objects

    Theodore S. Gonzalves

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    Filipinx American Histories
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  • Exhibit photo of a homemade gun from the Philippines. Wood carved handle with a long, narrow barrel and attached strap.

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    Module 3: Filipino Homemade Rifle

    Theodore S. Gonzalves

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    Filipinx American Histories
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  • Round military patch depicts a black volcano and a cloud of smoke with 3 yellow stars above against a yellow background.

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    Module 4: First Filipino Infantry Regiment Insignia

    Theodore S. Gonzalves

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    Filipinx American Histories
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  • Round pin with an illustrated grape cluster in the center and A.W.O.C. above and N.F.W.A below.

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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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    Filipinx American Histories
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  • Exhibit photo of a white cotton crescent-shaped nursing cap against a black background.

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    Module 6: Nurse’s Cap

    Theodore S. Gonzalves

    Chapter:

    Filipinx American Histories
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  • Black jacket signed by Ruby Ibarra with lyrics from "Us" in gold lettering: "Island woman rise / walang makakatigil / BRWN WMN / Nothing on us"

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    Module 7: Ruby Ibarra’s Jacket

    Theodore S. Gonzalves

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    Filipinx American Histories
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  • Twelve people, standing in a row, carry four, large banners bearing the words "Decolonize Oceania, Free Guam" at outdoor festival in Guam.

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    Chapter Overview: Decolonization in the Pacific

    Kenneth Gofigan Kuper

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    Module 1: Overview

    Kenneth Gofigan Kuper

    Chapter:

    Decolonization in the Pacific
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