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  • On top of a hill surrounded by palm trees and a forest, an American flag flies on a flagpole. At the base of the hill are people and construction.

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    Hoisting of the American Flag

    On April 17, 1900, high chiefs from the Samoan islands of Tutuila and Aunuʻu signed a Deed of Cession, ceding the islands to the US.

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    Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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  • Drawing of bald eagle standing over the globe with its wingspan spanning from the Philippines to Puerto Rico. The year "1898" is labeled above.

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    U.S. Expansion in 1898

    This Philadelphia Press political cartoon symbolizes US expansion in 1898 from “tip to tip”: Puerto Rico (right, identified as “Porto Rico”) to the Philippines (left, identified as “Manila”). A map of the US in 1798 (bottom right) presents a stark contrast in territorial size.

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  • Typed text of Public Law No. 103-150, wherein the U.S. apologizes to Native Hawaiians for overthrowing the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi a hundred years earlier.

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    Public Law No. 103-150 Page 5

    Click through to read all five pages of Public Law No. 103-150.

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  • Typed text of Public Law No. 103-150, wherein the U.S. apologizes to Native Hawaiians for overthrowing the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi a hundred years earlier.

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    Public Law No. 103-150 Page 4

    Click through to read all five pages of Public Law No. 103-150.

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    Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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  • Typed text of Public Law No. 103-150, wherein the U.S. apologizes to Native Hawaiians for overthrowing the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi a hundred years earlier.

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    Public Law No. 103-150 Page 3

    Click through to read all five pages of Public Law No. 103-150.

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    Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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  • Typed text of Public Law No. 103-150, wherein the U.S. apologizes to Native Hawaiians for overthrowing the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi a hundred years earlier.

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    Public Law No. 103-150 Page 2

    Click through to read all five pages of Public Law No. 103-150.

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    Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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  • Typed text of Public Law No. 103-150, wherein the U.S. apologizes to Native Hawaiians for overthrowing the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi a hundred years earlier.

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    Public Law No. 103-150 Page 1

    Click through to read all five pages of Public Law No. 103-150.

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    Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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  • Bar graph details Pacific Islander groups plotted on x axis. On y axis is population plotted in 100,000 increments.

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    Largest Pacific Islander Groups in the US

    The largest Pacific Islander groups in the US are Native Hawaiians (620,000), followed by Samoans (212,000), CHamorus (156,000), Tongans (65,000), and Fijians (50,000). Data based on five years (2016-2020) of Census American Community Surveys.

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  • A white, circular badge features a red triangle with a conch shell in the center. Surrounding it is text that reads, "Kanak Maori Independence."

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    Kanak Independence Badge

    This badge from the 1980s calls for Kanak independence in New Caledonia, a French territory where Kanak are Indigenous peoples, in solidarity with Māori of Aotearoa New Zealand, a former British Crown colony.

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  • A map of Oceania. The subregions of Micronesia, Melanesia, Australasia, and Polynesia are highlighted in various colors.

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    Map of Oceania

    Another map of Oceania with the subregions Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia identified. Compared to the map above, how might categorization be used to both divide and unite?

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  • Hmong Americans Tou and Chue Lee of Lee's One Fortune Farm stand among rows of crops, casually dressed in jeans.

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    Module 3: Building Communities

    Heidi Kim

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    Asian Americans in the United States South
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  • Mary Harrison Lee mugshot, front facing and in profile. Lee wears a floral print dress with short hair and the mugshot board around her neck.

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    Module 4: The Fight for Civil Rights

    Heidi Kim

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    Asian Americans in the United States South
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  • Abraham Verghese, in a white button down shirt, poses for a headshot in front of a whiteboard. On desk in front of him is an open notebook.

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    Module 5: Literature and Identity

    Heidi Kim

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    Asian Americans in the United States South
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    Chapter Overview: Asian American and Pacific Islanders and the Media

    Lori Lopez

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    Overview

    Lori Lopez

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    Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the Media
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  • Illustrated poster for The Face of Fu Manchu. Fu Manchu is positioned near center, with a dragon behind him. Violent vignettes appear around border.

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    Module 2: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Mainstream Media: A History

    Lori Lopez

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    Asian American and Pacific Islanders and the Media
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  • Maya stands on steps leading to an intricately gold-painted door. She gestures to one of the surrounding statues.

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    Chapter Overview: Maya Soetoro and the Making of Indonesian America

    Dorothy Fujita-Rony with Maya Soetoro

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  • Black and white family photo: Maya is an infant in her mother's lap. Her father and brother sit to either side of her mother on a bench.

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    Module 1: Maya Soetoro: A Biographical Overview

    Dorothy Fujita-Rony with Maya Soetoro

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    Maya Soetoro and the Making of Indonesian America
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  • A float with 3 statues in gold costumes, large, purple umbrellas, all surrounded by flowers. Dancers in ornate flower costumes walk next to the float.

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    Module 2: Indonesian American History

    Dorothy Fujita-Rony with Maya Soetoro

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    Maya Soetoro and the Making of Indonesian America
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