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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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  • I-Hotel tenants gather in interior courtyard. Two tenants stand with watering cans next to plant beds. Another tenant stands in open window.

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    I-Hotel Tenants

    I-Hotel tenants (left to right) Claudio Domingo, Anacleto Moniz, and Luisa de la Cruz (also known as Mrs. D), together as a community embodying the bayanihan spirit.

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    Asian American Activism, Module 3
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  • I-Hotel tenants gather in interior courtyard. Two tenants stand with watering cans next to plant beds. Another tenant stands in open window.

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    Manongs at Lucky M Pool Hall

    Manongs at the Lucky M Pool Hall, one of many establishments along Kearny Street in Manilatown where community members gathered.

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    Asian American Activism, Module 3
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  • Rows of I-Hotel tenants and supporters line entrance of the hotel. Above them, strung across the brick facade, is a sign reading "Stop Eviction!"

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    Stop Eviction at I-Hotel

    In an important act of community resistance, I-Hotel tenants and community allies lined up in front of the I-Hotel in 1977 to resist its closure and demolition.

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    Asian American Activism, Module 3
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  • A three page, typewritten document, entitled "The List of 15 Demands," outlines the 10 demands of the BSU and the 5 demands of the TWLF.

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    TWLF Strike Demands p3

    This document shows the 10 demands of the BSU and 5 demands of the TWLF, which together became the TWLF strike demands to create relevant educational content that included the histories and cultures of communities of color. They further valued both academic and experiential knowledge where students could learn by working on social problems in communities.

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    Asian American Activism, Module 2
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  • A three page, typewritten document, entitled "The List of 15 Demands," outlines the 10 demands of the BSU and the 5 demands of the TWLF.

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    TWLF Strike Demands p2

    This document shows the 10 demands of the BSU and 5 demands of the TWLF, which together became the TWLF strike demands to create relevant educational content that included the histories and cultures of communities of color. They further valued both academic and experiential knowledge where students could learn by working on social problems in communities.

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    Asian American Activism, Module 2
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  • A three page, typewritten document, entitled "The List of 15 Demands," outlines the 10 demands of the BSU and the 5 demands of the TWLF.

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    TWLF Strike Demands p1

    This document shows the 10 demands of the BSU and 5 demands of the TWLF, which together became the TWLF strike demands to create relevant educational content that included the histories and cultures of communities of color. They further valued both academic and experiential knowledge where students could learn by working on social problems in communities.

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    Asian American Activism, Module 2
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  • Leaflet with headline "Mass Strike Called." Two subheadings, "10 Student Demands" and "Students Ask to Walk Out," appear below.

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    TWLF Strike Leaflet

    This leaflet called for students to walk out of classes on November 6, 1968, the first day of the TWLF strike at San Francisco State College. It lists the 10 BSU-initiated demands adopted by the TWLF.

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  • Typed Third World Liberation Front strike position paper for Asian American Political Alliance.

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    Asian American Political Alliance (AAPA) position paper

    The Third World Liberation Front strike position paper for Asian American Political Alliance (AAPA).

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    Asian American Activism, Module 2
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  • Typed Third World Liberation Front strike position paper for Intercollegiate Chinese for Social Action.

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    Intercollegiate Chinese for Social Action (ICSA) position paper

    The Third World Liberation Front strike position paper for Intercollegiate Chinese for Social Action (ICSA).

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    Asian American Activism, Module 2
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  • Typed TWLF strike position paper for Philippine-American Collegiate Endeavor.

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    Philippine-American Collegiate Endeavor (PACE) position paper

    TWLF strike position paper for Philippine-American Collegiate Endeavor (PACE).

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  • Maya as a young girl wearing shorts and a t-shirt, climbing a tree and smiling.

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    Module 3: Being Indonesian American in Indonesia

    Dorothy Fujita-Rony with Maya Soetoro

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    Maya Soetoro and the Making of Indonesian America
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  • Maya as a teenager with her arms around her mother's shoulders. Mother and daughter are smiling.

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    Module 4: Being Indonesian American in the United States

    Dorothy Fujita-Rony with Maya Soetoro

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    Maya Soetoro and the Making of Indonesian America
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  • Maya speaks into a microphone at a podium. She is dressed in a business suit.

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    Module 5: Lessons to Carry Forward

    Dorothy Fujita-Rony with Maya Soetoro

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    Maya Soetoro and the Making of Indonesian America
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  • Woman seated at work station in garment factory.

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    Chapter Overview: New York Chinatown’s Immigrant Garment Workers: Women in Action, 1970 – 2001

    May Ying Chen and Rachel Bernstein

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  • Museum exhibit depicts a typical sewing factory from the 1980s, showing a small room with multiple tables, sewing machines, and clothing racks.

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    Module 1: New York Chinatown and the Garment Industry

    May Ying Chen and Rachel Bernstein

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  • Factory worker Yook Chee Hom, seated in front of sewing machine, demonstrates a new sewing style to her factory co-worker, who stands beside her.

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    Module 2: The Immigrant Women

    May Ying Chen and Rachel Bernstein

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    New York Chinatown’s Immigrant Garment Workers: Women in Action, 1970 – 2001
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  • A large group of ILGWU members in festive clothing march down a New York City street holding a banner with the phrase "Look for the Union Label."

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    Module 3: The International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU)

    May Ying Chen and Rachel Bernstein

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    New York Chinatown’s Immigrant Garment Workers: Women in Action, 1970 – 2001
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  • Aerial view of street filled with marchers carrying signs and banners.

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    Module 4: The Strike

    May Ying Chen and Rachel Berstein

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    New York Chinatown’s Immigrant Garment Workers: Women in Action, 1970 – 2001
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  • Union activist Shui Mak Ka, in blue jacket, raises hand as she speaks to crowd while seated at table.

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    Module 5: Legacy

    May Ying Chen and Rachel Bernstein

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    New York Chinatown’s Immigrant Garment Workers: Women in Action, 1970 – 2001
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