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History is more than just text on a page; it is the photographs, voices, and artifacts of the people who lived it. The images and recordings featured across Foundations and Futures are part of a meticulously curated media repository. Whether you are building a lesson plan or investigating an artifact, you can use this database to trace the provenance of our media: discover who created an asset, the historical context behind it, and how it can be used to bring Asian American and Pacific Islander experiences into your classroom.
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2017 Rally for Peace
In 2017, community members came together in Hagatna, Guam, to rally for peace. This photo shows protestors gathered to speak out against the militarization of Guam after North Korea threatened to launch a missile at the island.
Featured in:
Decolonization in the Pacific, Module 5
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Marshall Islands Capital
Majuro, the capital and largest city of the Marshall Islands, where homes sit at sea level. Any sea level rise can flood houses and farmland, making daily life, and the future, uncertain for many residents.
Featured in:
Decolonization in the Pacific, Module 5
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Hōkūleʻa at Puʻuloa
This image features Hōkūleʻa. Its first voyage was meant not only to revitalize navigation in the Pacific, but to show that we can continue to learn from our traditional knowledge and bring it into our everyday lives.
Featured in:
Decolonization in the Pacific, Module 5
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CHamoru Heads Up
In this video, produced by the CHamoru production company, Nihi Indigenous Media, pairs are shown using Fino’ CHamoru to guess a particular word. It shows how language revitalization can be fun while helping people reconnect with their culture.
Featured in:
Decolonization in the Pacific, Module 5
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Community Clean Up at Sacred Site
This photo shows a cleanup led by the organization, We Are Guåhan. The community gathered together to pick up hundreds of pounds of trash at the sacred site of Pagat, home to an ancestral CHamoru village in Guam.
Featured in:
Decolonization in the Pacific, Module 5
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Free West Papua
Protestors march for West Papua’s right to self-determination, raising the Morning Star flag as a symbol of independence. Flying this flag is considered illegal by Indonesian authorities and can result in arrest by the military.
Featured in:
Decolonization in the Pacific, Module 4
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Map of Non-Self Governing Territories
This map shows the Non-Self-Governing Territories (NSGTs) that have not yet achieved full self-government. There are currently six places in the Pacific that are on this map: 1) Guam, 2) American Sāmoa, 3) French Polynesia, 4) New Caledonia, 5) Pitcairn, and 6) Tokelau.
Featured in:
Decolonization in the Pacific, Module 4
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Sovereignty Explained
This video explains what sovereignty is and how the concept applies in the world today. After watching this video, describe sovereignty to a peer. What does it mean to be sovereign?
Featured in:
Decolonization in the Pacific, Module 4
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Right to Self-Determination
This 1980s photo shows an educational campaign hosted by Guam-based organization OPI-R, which sought to inform CHamorus of their right to self-determination.
Featured in:
Decolonization in the Pacific, Module 4
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Countries By Date of UN Membership
This map shows when countries joined the United Nations. A major wave of new member states between the 1940s and 1980s reflects an era of global political decolonization, as former colonies gained independence and international recognition.
Featured in:
Decolonization in the Pacific, Module 4
