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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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Edwin Starr – War (Original Video – 1969)
American singer Edwin Starr’s version of “War” captured the anxieties that many Americans were experiencing as they watched the Vietnam-American War unfolding on their home television screens. Starr’s “War” continues to be a popular protest song.
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Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 2
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Le Ly Hayslip, Ky La, Quang Nam-Da Nang Province
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Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 2
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Scaling Wall of the U.S. embassy in Saigon
People try to scale the 14-foot wall of the U.S. embassy in Saigon, trying to reach evacuation helicopters, as the last of the Americans depart from Vietnam.
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Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 3
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Vietnamese refugees wait in a line for processing during Operation New Life in the United States
Operation New Life in the United States. Vietnamese refugees carrying their personal belongings wait in a line for processing. Civilians and navy personnel serve refreshments to the refugees waiting in the line. Vietnamese men, women and children walk wearing shower slippers provided by U.S. personnel.
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Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 3
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Flight Attendants playing with children during the first Operation Babylift
World Airways flight attendants Carol Shabata (standing) and Valerie Witherspoon (kneeling) play with the Vietnamese orphans on the historic evacuation flight on April 2, 1975.
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Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 3
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Pocket diary of a Vietnamese refugee
Read the following excerpt from Pocket Diary of a Vietnamese Boat Person Refugee from the UCI Libraries Southeast Asian Archive. The diary details an anonymous refugee’s boat journey beginning at 8:00 p.m. on June 17, 1979 from Cà Mau. This rare primary source object captures the experiences and feelings of an individual, but also sheds light on some of the first asylum countries’ roles in the refugee exodus.
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Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 3
