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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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Immigration Station, Angel Island, California
Immigration station on Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay, circa 1915.
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“Jury Finds Tape Took No Bribes”
Three months after the murder of Lum Kong, Frank Tape is found “not guilty” of accepting bribes.
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“Chinese Witness Is Victim of Murderer”
The Oakland Tribune announces Lum Kong’s tragic passing. Kong died from wounds inflicted during the shooting.
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Tape Faces Two New Indictments
The Seattle Times announces the indictments brought against Frank Tape for extorting and receiving bribes from Chinese laborers applying to enter the United States.
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Tape Arrested on Smuggling Charge
Article “Former Chinese Interpreter at Seattle Immigration Station Held to Await Action by Federal Grand Jury” from the Seattle Times reports Frank Tape’s arrest for allegedly accepting bribes from Chinese migrants for entry into the country.
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Frank and Mary Tape
Frank Tape and his mother, Mary, on an outing in April 1922.
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Frank Tape in his Kissel Automobile
Frank Tape in his Kissel, Seattle, circa 1911.
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Tape Family Outing
Tape family outing to Cypress Point, near Monterey, California, circa 1915. Left to right: Florence, Edward, and Winifred Park; Gertrude Chan (Tape); Bernice Park; Mary and Joseph Tape; Daisy Lee; Emily Park (Tape) and Frank Park.
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Tape Family Summer Home
A photo of the Tape summer home, Camp Meeker, located near the Russian River in Sonoma County, circa 1905. The image features Joseph (in rocker), Gertrude (reading), Robert Park (on rail), Emily Tape’s husband and a court interpreter and civil rights leader, and Emily, and their son, Frank. Photograph by Mary Tape.
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Seid Gain
Seid Gain was a Chinese interpreter for the US Bureau of Immigration, circa 1905–1909, then became a member of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Portland during the 1920s.
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Chapter Overview: Asian American and Pacific Islanders and the Media
Lori Lopez
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Module 2: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Mainstream Media: A History
Lori Lopez
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Chapter Overview: Maya Soetoro and the Making of Indonesian America
Dorothy Fujita-Rony with Maya Soetoro
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Module 1: Maya Soetoro: A Biographical Overview
Dorothy Fujita-Rony with Maya Soetoro
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Module 2: Indonesian American History
Dorothy Fujita-Rony with Maya Soetoro
