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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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Intercollegiate Chinese for Social Action (ICSA) position paper
The Third World Liberation Front strike position paper for Intercollegiate Chinese for Social Action (ICSA).
Featured in:
Asian American Activism, Module 2
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Philippine-American Collegiate Endeavor (PACE) position paper
TWLF strike position paper for Philippine-American Collegiate Endeavor (PACE).
Featured in:
Asian American Activism, Module 2
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Third World Liberation Front Leaders
TWLF leaders marching down Bancroft Way at UC Berkeley, c.1969 included (left to right) Charles Brown (Afro-American Student Union), Ysidrio Macias (Mexican American Student Confederation), LaNada Means (Native American Student Union), and Stan Kadani (Asian American political Alliance).
Featured in:
Asian American Activism, Module 2
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Robert “Bob” Illumin
Robert “Bob” Illumin was active in the Philippine American Collegiate Endeavor (PACE) at San Francisco State. PACE formed in 1967 to offer tutoring and support academics, becoming one of three Asian American organizations to join the TWLF at San Francisco State.
Featured in:
Asian American Activism, Module 2
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Harvey Dong
Harvey Dong grew up in Sacramento, the child of Chinese immigrants. At UC Berkeley he joined the Asian American Political Alliance and the TWLF strike, and was part of the group that moved into the community, helping to found Everybody Bookstore in the International Hotel.
Featured in:
Asian American Activism, Module 2
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Lillian Fabros Bando, 1976
Lillian Fabros, the daughter of Filipino immigrants, grew up working the fields in Salinas. She gained a social consciousness from these experiences and at UC Berkeley, joined the Asian American Political Alliance, protested the Vietnam War, and participated in the TWLF strike.
Featured in:
Asian American Activism, Module 2
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Kyoko Takenaka
Kyoko Takenaka is a musician, filmmaker, performance artist, and Butoh dancer based across the US and Japan.
Featured in:
Asian American Activism, Module 1
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Jess x. Snow
Jess X. Snow is a Chinese-diasporic filmmaker, multi-disciplinary artist, and poet.
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Asian American Activism, Module 1
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Ruby Ibarra
Ruby Ibarra is a Pilipina American rapper, producer, and director who often performs in English, Tagalog, and Bisaya.
Featured in:
Asian American Activism, Module 1
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International Hotel Manilatown Center in 2005
Community efforts led to the 2005 completion of the International Hotel Manilatown Center low-income senior housing, which includes a community center, a historical display commemorating the original I-Hotel, and a mural depicting activists fighting to preserve affordable housing in San Francisco.
Featured in:
Asian American Activism, Module 1
