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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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  • TIME magazine cover entitled, "Those Asian American Whiz Kids." Six Asian American students pose, sitting and standing, in classroom.
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    Module 4: Asian Americans and the Different Realties of the American Dream

    Susie J. Pak

    Asian American Pioneer Entrepreneurs: Realities of the American Dream
    Lesson Plan
  • Chinese American chef Joyce Chen holds chopsticks and samples her food while smiling. Multiple dishes of food are displayed on the table before her.
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    Module 3: The Taste of Success

    Susie J. Pak

    Asian American Pioneer Entrepreneurs: Realities of the American Dream
    Lesson Plan
  • Betty Tom Chu, wearing a suit and glasses, smiles at camera as she sits with her arms folded on desk in front of her. A large credenza is behind her.
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    Module 2: Asian Americans in Banking and Finance

    Susie J. Pak

    Asian American Pioneer Entrepreneurs: Realities of the American Dream
    Lesson Plan
  • Seven Japanese American men in three piece suits, trench coats, and hats, stand in front of M. Furuya Company. Japanese goods are in window displays.
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    Module 1: Entrepreneurship and Asian American Business

    Susie J. Pak

    Asian American Pioneer Entrepreneurs: Realities of the American Dream
    Lesson Plan
  • Seven Japanese American men in three piece suits, trench coats, and hats, stand in front of M. Furuya Company. Japanese goods are in window displays.
    Chapter
    Chapter Overview: Asian American Pioneer Entrepreneurs: Realities of the American Dream

    Susie J. Pak

  • A female student speaks into a microphone outdoors. Behind her are five students holding signs on funding for youth programs.
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    Module 5: Youth-Led Campaigns

    Veronica Terriquez and May Lin

    Youth Organizing: Building Multiracial Solidarities
    Lesson Plan
  • Five Khmer Girls in Action members pose for group photo behind a voter outreach table. A "Register To Vote" banner hangs behind them.
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    Module 4: Youth Voice in Elections

    Veronica Terriquez and May Lin

    Youth Organizing: Building Multiracial Solidarities
    Lesson Plan
  • Two young women hold a whiteboard that reads "We're not weak!!" while flexing their right arms. They are standing on a blacktop in front of a school.
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    Module 3: Building Youth Power Through Healing

    Veronica Terriquez and May Lin

    Youth Organizing: Building Multiracial Solidarities
    Lesson Plan
  • Twelve Youth Together members pose for a picture while marching in a picket line. They hold signs with red sticks expressing support for teachers.
    Module
    Module 2: Identity and Multiracial Alliances

    Veronica Terriquez and May Lin

    Youth Organizing: Building Multiracial Solidarities
    Lesson Plan
  • Three Asian American men stand with their arms interlocked. Behind them a crowd of protestors hold up a large banner above them.
    Module
    Module 1: Overview

    Veronica Terriquez and May Lin

    Youth Organizing: Building Multiracial Solidarities
    Lesson Plan
  • A young Asian American woman holds up a sign above her head at an outdoor rally. Behind her, other protestors hold signs that read "Dream."
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    Chapter Overview: Youth Organizing: Building Multiracial Solidarities

    Veronica Terriquez and May Lin

  • Thirteen CHamoru delegates pose for a picture in front of the flags at the United Nations' entrance. Together they hold up a large Guam flag.
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    Module 5: Sustained Connection to the Mariana Islands

    Jesi Lujan Bennett

    Indigenous CHamorus in the United States
    Lesson Plan
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    Noy Thrupkaew’s TED Talk on Trafficking

    Excerpt of a TED Talk by journalist Noy Thrupkaew, dispelling the common misconceptions about human trafficking.

  • The front page of Người Việt Daily News with a large headline that reads "BỐC 100.000 TỊ NẠN Ở ĐNA". Below are several smaller articles and images.
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    First Issue of Người Việt Daily News (Page 2)

    The first issue of Người Việt Daily News (c. 1978). The Vietnamese-language newspaper started out of Yến Ngọc Đỗ’s home in Garden Grove, California, near the center of Orange County’s Little Saigon.
  • Women and children sit at long tables making lucky coins. On the left wall reads "Chinese Women War Zone Refugee Relief Committee"
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    Lucky Coins

    Women and children making lucky coins for the war effort in China.
  • A protest against sending scrap iron to Japan is led by Lai Yee Guey How and Tom Quock both wearing sashes with words. A large crowd walks behind.
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    Nellie Tom Quock and Lai Yee Guey How at the Picket Line

    Nellie Tom Quock, Lai Yee Guey How, and his son, Art, lead the picket line against sending scrap iron to Japan.
  • Rice Bowl Party members celebrate on the while a large flag is being carried through the streets.
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    Rice Bowl Party

    “Rice bowl party” supporting China’s resistance to Japanese aggression, San Francisco, circa 1940.
  • Chol Soo Lee with short, dark hair wearing a black jacket stands in front of a light-colored background featuring large, partially visible blue text. The image is closely cropped, focusing on this head and upper shoulders.
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    Chol Soo Lee, 2007

    Chol Soo Lee, at a 2007 symposium at the UCLA School of Law. He told the audience, “I’m not a hero. I’m just a human being.”

    Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Death Row Inmate Sparked a Movement, Module 5
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    Chol Soo Lee speaks at UC Davis

    In this video clip, Chol Soo Lee speaks passionately about his post-release struggle and urges the community to help support other formerly incarcerated Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

    Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Death Row Inmate Sparked a Movement, Module 5
  • Front page of the San Quentin News, June 2018, Edition 105. The masthead is at the top, with the tagline "WRITTEN BY PRISONERS – ADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE." The main headline reads "Transforming former inmates" and features a large photo of three people performing on stage with expressive gestures. Other articles include "Judy Appel talks justice," with a photo of Judy Appel speaking to a staff member, "The impact on children of incarcerated parents," with a photo of an audience watching a documentary in a chapel, and "Grammy award winning Zuill Bailey performs in SQ," showing a cellist performing in a chapel. Additional smaller photos show groups participating in events and ceremonies inside San Quentin. The layout includes article text, bylines, and photo captions throughout the page.
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    San Quentin News

    The San Quentin News, an incarcerated-produced newspaper based at San Quentin State Prison, prints 35,000 newspapers each month. It is supported by foundations and donations, and distributed to more than 30 state prisons and four juvenile facilities.

    Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Death Row Inmate Sparked a Movement, Module 5
  • Man in suit speaks to a crowd of people gatheredwith signs that read "Free Chol Soo Lee" and otherswritten in Korean characters.
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    Speaker at Chol Soo Lee Rally

    Jay Kun Yoo speaks to the crowd of supporters at a courthouse demonstration during Chol Soo Lee’s murder retrial in San Francisco, in 1982.

    Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Death Row Inmate Sparked a Movement, Module 4
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    Ballad of Chol Soo Lee

    This scene from the documentary film Free Chol Soo Lee features the protest song, “The Ballad of Chol Soo Lee,” produced by the Chol Soo Lee Defense Committee. The song is performed by Siu Wai Anderson, Sam Takimoto, Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo, Peter Yoshiro Horikoshi, Duke Santos, and Jeff Adachi.

    Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Death Row Inmate Sparked a Movement, Module 4
  • Two women stand side by side outdoors, each wearing traditional Korean hanbok dresses and holding handbags. They are holding a large sign that reads "CHOL SOO IS INNOCENT." Other people are partially visible in the background, and the setting appears to be a public demonstration or gathering.
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    Halmeoni holding sign

    Two women, dressed in Korean traditional dresses, take part in a courthouse protest in Stockton, circa late 1970s.

    Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Death Row Inmate Sparked a Movement, Module 4
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    Free Chol Soo Lee Defense Committee

    These scenes from the 2022 documentary, Free Chol Soo Lee, shows both the church-driven and youth-driven activities of the multigenerational, multiethnic movement to free Chol Soo Lee.

    Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Death Row Inmate Sparked a Movement, Module 4
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