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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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  • Illustration of a lifeguard wearing a swimsuit with an american flag while pulling a man wearing swim trunks labeled "S. Vietnam" and a cone-shaped straw hat through shark infested waters. The South Vietnamese seems to be unconcious while the lifeguard seems worried. Label reads 'Could you manage to kick a little bit?'

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    Could You Manage to Kick a Little Bit?

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    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 5
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  • Large white cement statue of an open palm with a little girl standing along the fingers while a little boy lays down on the palm.

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    Hand of Hope

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    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 5
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  • A tall, geometric light sculpture with a twisting, segmented design glows with soft white and purple lighting at dusk. The sculpture stands at the center of a low, angular fountain with blue tile accents. In the background, there are small trimmed trees, a building with a traditional Asian-style roof, and signage reading "Asian Garden Mall," all under a dramatic evening sky with blue and purple clouds.

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    Of Two Lineages

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    Vietnamese American Experiences, Module 5
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  • Black and white photo of Chol Soo Lee in a plain shirt and handcuffs.

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    Chol Soo Lee in handcuffs

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    Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Death Row Inmate Sparked a Movement, Module 1
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  • Poster with an illustration of the face of Chol Soo Lee. Label reads ""Freedom for Chol Soo Lee."" Above the label, broken chains are drawn.

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    Free Chol Soo Lee poster

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    Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Death Row Inmate Sparked a Movement, Module 1
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  • Newspaper article titled "Jury Says 'Guilty' in Chinatown Killing."

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    Jury Says ‘Guilty’ in Chinatown Killing

    This article in the Sacramento Union, dated June 20, 1974, records Chol Soo Lee’s reaction to his conviction for the murder of Yip Yee Tak.

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    Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Death Row Inmate Sparked a Movement, Module 1
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  • Chol Soo Lee handcuffed and smoking while speaking to K.W. Lee. Lee has notepads and other papers in front of him.

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    K.W. Lee meets Chol Soo Lee in prison

    Sacramento Union investigative reporter K. W. Lee interviews Chol Soo Lee at Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy, California, in 1977.

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    Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Death Row Inmate Sparked a Movement, Module 1
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  • Newspaper article titled "Lost in a strange culture." Headshot photo of Chol Soo Lee on the side. On the other side of article, there is an illustration of Chol Soo Lee with the words "The Americanization of Chol Soo Lee."

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    Lost in a strange culture

    In this 1978 Sacramento Union article, K. W. Lee humanizes the plight of Chol Soo Lee, who had an optimistic view of America and ended up serving a life sentence in one of California’s most violent prisons.

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    Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Death Row Inmate Sparked a Movement, Module 1
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  • Portrait of a group of 16 individuals.

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    First Chol Soo Lee Defense Committee meeting

    Activists gather in Sacramento for one of the earliest meetings of the Chol Soo Lee Defense Committee in 1978.

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    Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Death Row Inmate Sparked a Movement, Module 1
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  • Four individuals gather around a table where a banner labeled 'Let's unite to free our brother Chol Soo Lee" hangs. In the back, a poster reads "Dear Friends, we ask you to give your utmost attention as it concerns a man who may face the death penalty under the new law. But, Chol Soo Lee was the wrong man in the "Alice in Chinatown Murder Case." He could be your own brother, your own nephew, your own neighborhood kid... and HE IS!"

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    Fundraising event for Chol Soo Lee

    Young activists set up an informational and fundraising booth at a local event in San Francisco, circa 1978.

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    Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Death Row Inmate Sparked a Movement, Module 1
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