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  • Bangladeshi Americans Mohammed Chishti-Shipu, in panjabi, and his wife Cherry, in salwar kameez, beside the red wood paneled wall of their new home.

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    Mohammed and Cherry Chishti-Shipu Pose Outside

    Mohammed Chisti-Shipu and his wife, Cherry, pose outside of their home in Queens, New York, in 2017.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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  • A graph that displays the top ten U.S. metropolitan areas of Bangladeshi population in descending order from largest to smallest.

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    Top Ten US Metropolitan Areas of Bangladeshi Population

    The top ten US metropolitan areas by Bangladeshi population, in 2019. (Source: Pew Research Center)

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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  • A graph that displays the growth of the Bangladeshi population in the U.S. between 2000 and 2023.

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    Graph of the Growth of the Bangladeshi Population in the US

    The growth of the Bangladeshi population in the United States from 2000 to 2023, including both immigrants as well as those born in the US. (Source: Pew Research Center)

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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  • A sign with concrete footings placed on a lawn that reads "Welcome to Banglatown". Images of a Bengali flag and an American flag are next to the text.

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    Welcome to Banglatown Sign

    A sign welcomes visitors to Banglatown, a Bangladeshi American neighborhood in Michigan straddling the Detroit/Hamtramck border.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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  • Iam Tongi leans against a white house posed to play his guitar. His contemplative expression shows a slight closed-mouth smile.

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    Portrait of Iam Tongi

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 5
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  • Auli'i Cravalho poses against a Hawaiian backdrop. She wears a light-blue, tulle gown with embroidered pink flowers and green leafy stems.

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    Auli’i Cravalho Attends the “Moana 2” UK Premiere

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  • Olivia Rodrigo sings into a microphone. She wears a black two-piece under a mesh chain-mail dress.

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    Olivia Rodrigo Singing at a Concert

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    Multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, Module 5
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  • Headshot of Charlie Bushnell. A raised vertical scar trails from the corner of his right eye.

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    Portrait of Charlie Bushnell

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  • Lola Tung poses in a purple halter dress.

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    Lola Tung attends the Gold House Gala

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  • Havana Rose Lui holds a top handle bag. She wears a gray suit, white top, and tie. A raven design shows across the sleeve and front of the jacket.

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    Havana Rose Lui attends New York Fashion Week

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    Chapter Overview: Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II

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  • Young Kimiko Kitagaki waits outside holding her suitcase. Tied on her shirt and suitcase is a white tag.

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    Module 1: Overview and Introduction

    Stan Yogi

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    Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II
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  • An FBI agent crouches to the left and searches a pantry while three Japanese Americans watches behind a circular table.

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    Module 2: Setting the Stage for Japanese American Mass Incarceration

    Stan Yogi

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    Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II
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  • A Japanese American family stands at the roadside wearing tags around their necks and on their bags waiting for transport in Hayward, California.

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    Module 3: Forced Uprooting and Incarceration

    Stan Yogi

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    Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II
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  • Several officers crowd around an inmate as he is grabbed by the arm in the Tule Lake jail. The inmate's clothes are ripped.

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    Module 4: Cooperation, Resistance, and Dissent

    Stan Yogi

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    Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II
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  • A family stands outside their vandalized house.

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    Module 5: Starting Over

    Stan Yogi

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    Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II
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  • A crowded room awaiting the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians hearings.

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    Module 6: Redress and Solidarity

    Stan Yogi

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    Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II
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    Chapter Overview: Vietnamese American Experiences

    Thuy Vo Dang

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  • Panel depicts Hai Bà Trưng (the common name of two sisters, Trưng Trắc (徵側) and Trưng Nhị (徵貳)) leading an army of foot soldiers. The two sisters (foreground) each sit atop an elephant, holding a banner in one hand and sword in the other. Soldiers (carrying weapons, wearing hats) march behind them. Mountains are visible in the background. The scene is comprised of mother of pearl inlaid in a black lacquered wood panel.

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    Module 1: An Introduction to Vietnamese Americans

    Thuy Vo Dang

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    Vietnamese American Experiences
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