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[Interior of Mine and Toku’s barrack, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942]
Artist Miné Okubo drew this illustration of the barrack room in the Topaz, Utah camp that she and one of her brothers shared with a student from California. They hung blankets around Miné’s cot to give her some privacy.
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[Summertime heat and mosquitos, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942-1944]
Bugs were one of the challenges inmates faced at many of the camps. This drawing by artist Miné Okubo captures the annoyance of flying bugs at the Topaz, Utah camp.
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Ralph Lazo and His Classmates (Shibu, Rabbit)
Ralph Lazo was a seventeen-year-old student at Belmont High School in Los Angeles when he joined many of his best friends whom the government forced into a camp called Manzanar. Ralph graduated from high school there and was class president. In this photo, Ralph poses with two friends at Manzanar.
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Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066
View this excerpt from the film Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 to learn more about the Office of Naval Intelligence report.
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Urvashi Vaid Portrait
Urvashi Vaid, former Executive Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force in the United States.
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Indian Americans, Module 5
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Demonstrators Protest Indian Government
Demonstrators gather outside of the Democratic primary debate venue in Houston, Texas in September 2019. They hold signs raising awareness around India’s government policies and actions.
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Indian Americans, Module 5
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President Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi
President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi address Indian American crowds in Houston, Texas, in 2019.
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Indian Americans, Module 5
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Vigil for Victims of Sikh Temple Shooting
Mourners gather at a candlelight vigil in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, for the victims of a mass shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, in 2012.
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Indian Americans, Module 5
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Nikki Haley Discusses Her Heritage
Nikki Haley discusses her Indian American heritage in 2010 when she first ran for Governor of South Carolina.
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Indian Americans, Module 5
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Kamala Harris at DNC 2020
In 2020, Kamala Harris spoke at the Democratic National Convention on the importance of family.
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Indian Americans, Module 5
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Bhangra Dancers
Bhangra dancers in an exuberant performance use saip (also sapp or chikka), a Punjabi instrument that expands and collapses to produce loud clapping noises.
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Indian Americans, Module 4
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Bharatnatyam Performance
A performance of Bharatnatyam, a well-known classical Indian dance, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Indian Americans, Module 4
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Bollywood Dance Championship
A bhangra-inspired dance routine features Punjabi music infused with hip-hop, performed by an Ohio State University dance team in 2018.
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Indian Americans, Module 4
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The South Asian Student Association Cultural Show
The South Asian Students Association at the University of Chicago produces their annual cultural show.
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Indian Americans, Module 4
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Behind the Dominance of Indian American Spellers
Indian American contestants have dominated the Scripps National Spelling Bee for many years.
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Indian Americans, Module 4
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Sikh Community Center Volunteers
Serving hot meals in New York City after Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Sikh volunteers exemplify a tradition of seva (service).
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Indian Americans, Module 3
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Devotees at the Sri Venkateswara Temple
Devotees gather at the Sri Venkateswara Temple near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as seen in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Indian Americans, Module 3
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Srila Prabhupada with Hare Krsnas
Srila Prabhupada with Hare Krsnas, Hindu devotees in America.
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Indian Americans, Module 3
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Old Vedanta Temple
The Old Vedanta Temple in San Francisco, California, was the first Hindu temple established in the United States.
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Indian Americans, Module 3
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Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda, “Guru to the world,” first came to America in 1893. He is often credited with introducing yoga to the United States.
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Indian Americans, Module 3
