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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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Taraknath Das, 1937
Taraknath Das (left, in 1937) and Lala Har Dayal (right, in 1916) were Indian expatriates living in the US and leaders of the Ghadar Party, which advocated for India to be freed from British colonial rule through armed insurrection.
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New Citizen Journal, or Xinmin congbao, 1903
A cover for an edition of the New Citizen Journal, or Xinmin congbao, from 1903. The highly influential newspaper was published by Liang Qichao who was in exile in Japan.
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Liang Qichao, 1910
Liang Qichao (1910) took up exile in Yokohama, Japan, where he published the influential New Citizen Journal newspaper.
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Membership certificate of the Baohuanghui, 1906
A membership certificate from 1906 for a member in Portland, Oregon, of the Baohuanghui (Protect the Emperor), a reform party founded by Kang Youwei, which focused on modernizing China.
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Chinese philosopher Kang Youwei, 1905
Chinese philosopher Kang Youwei (pictured in 1905) was chief advisor to Emperor Guanxu, and aimed to modernize China by adopting Western science and technology. He eventually fled to Canada and mobilized Chinese communities overseas.
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Atomic bombs, August 1945
The detonation of atomic bombs by the United States over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (left) and Nagasaki (right) in August 1945 are the only times nuclear weapons have ever been used against civilian populations. Up to 250,000 were killed.
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Filipino prisoners of war, Manila, 1899
US soldiers hold Filipino prisoners of war in Manila, 1899. The Philippine-American War resulted in the US occupation of the Philippines until 1946.
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Copra making, Samoa, ca. 1918
Workers with large piles of coconut husks and shells in Sāmoa, circa 1918. Samoan coconut farmers resisted colonial rule from the US, Germany, and Great Britain, by establishing their own cooperatives.
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The First Opium War
The First Opium War occurred after the Qing Dynasty attempted to stifle the opium trade that was brought into China by the British, which had resulted in millions of Chinese opium users. The Chinese defeat in the war led to further concessions for the British.
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1843 painting by Edward Duncan
An 1843 painting by Edward Duncan depicts the British navy’s more technologically-advanced gunboats destroying Chinese sailing ships known as “junks” during the first Opium War.
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Chapter Overview: Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II
Stan Yogi
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Module 1: Overview and Introduction
Stan Yogi
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Module 2: Setting the Stage for Japanese American Mass Incarceration
Stan Yogi
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Module 3: Forced Uprooting and Incarceration
Stan Yogi
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Module 4: Cooperation, Resistance, and Dissent
Stan Yogi
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Module 6: Redress and Solidarity
Stan Yogi
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Chapter Overview: Vietnamese American Experiences
Thuy Vo Dang
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Module 1: An Introduction to Vietnamese Americans
Thuy Vo Dang
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Vietnamese American Experiences
