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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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    Chol Soo Lee Smiling Upon Release

    Chol Soo Lee, flanked by his mother, walks into freedom on March 28, 1983, after 10 years in prison.

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    “New Trial Ordered in Chinatown Killing”

    K. W. Lee and fellow Sacramento Union staff writer Stephen Magagnini provided persistent coverage of the Chol Soo Lee case, including discovering a crucial witness in the Chinatown murder case. Thanks to that witness, a Sacramento judge ordered a new trial.

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    Fundraising Booth for Chol Soo Lee

    Young activists set up an informational and fundraising booth at a local event in San Francisco, circa 1978.

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    First Chol Soo Lee Defense Committee Meeting

    Activists gather in Sacramento for one of the earliest meetings of the Chol Soo Lee Defense Committee in 1978.

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    “Lost in a Strange Culture”

    In this 1978 Sacramento Union article, K. W. Lee humanizes the plight of Chol Soo Lee, who had an optimistic view of America upon immigrating, but ended up serving a life sentence in one of California’s most violent prisons.

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    K.W. Lee meets Chol Soo Lee in Prison

    Sacramento Union investigative reporter K. W. Lee interviews Chol Soo Lee at Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy, California, in 1977.

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    “Jury Says ‘Guilty’ in Chinatown Killing”

    This article in the Sacramento Union, dated June 20, 1974, records Chol Soo Lee’s reaction to his conviction for the murder of Yip Yee Tak.

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    Freedom for Chol Soo Lee Poster

    Artist Wes Senzaki’s poster created for the movement to free Chol Soo Lee.

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    Chol Soo Lee Imprisoned

    This 1977 photo of Chol Soo Lee, taken in prison, became the inspiration for artist Wes Senzaki’s poster created for the movement to free Chol Soo Lee.

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    Of Two Lineages

    Of Two Lineages public art installation located in front of the Asian Garden Mall in Westminster, California, by artist James Dinh. The project commemorates the fortieth anniversary of Vietnamese migration to the United States.

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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

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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 5: Starting Over

    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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