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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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Larry Itliong Interview
Larry Itliong (1913–1977) talks about how Filipinos were recruited for their labor, and how Filipinos have organized to improve working conditions and wages. He emphasizes the importance of getting involved in the political system to make needed changes.
Featured in:
Filipinx American Histories, Module 5
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AWOC Members Picketing
Members of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) picketing during the Delano Grape Strike in 1965.
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Filipinx American Histories, Module 5
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Larry Itliong in His Office
Labor leader and Filipino American farmworker Larry Itliong talks on the phone in Delano, California, 1966.
Featured in:
Filipinx American Histories, Module 5
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Working in An Asparagus Field
Filipino farmworkers cutting asparagus in Sacramento County, California, at one of the world’s largest asparagus fields.
Featured in:
Filipinx American Histories, Module 5
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The Congressional Gold Medal for Filipino Veterans of WWII
In 2017, US Congress collectively granted this Congressional Gold Medal to Filipino veterans in recognition of the 250,000+ Filipino servicemen who fought alongside US forces throughout WWII.
Featured in:
Filipinx American Histories, Module 4
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Scenes on a Sugar Plantation, Hawaiian Islands
Scenes on a Sugar Plantation, Hawaiian Islands (1906) shows footage of early Filipino migrants harvesting sugarcane. These laborers often worked for low wages under dangerous working conditions.
Featured in:
Filipinx American Histories, Module 4
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Camp Beale Naturalization Ceremony
Naturalization ceremony at Camp Beale for 1000 soldiers in the First Filipino Infantry Regiment, 1943.”
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Filipinx American Histories, Module 4
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The National Flag of the Philippines
The national flag of the Philippines features three stars, representing Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao, the three major island groups in the Philippines.
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Filipinx American Histories, Module 4
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Maria Ressa’s Nobel Peace Prize Speech
In her 2021 Nobel Prize lecture, Maria Ressa emphasizes the importance of fighting for the truth in journalism, after facing a number of criminal charges in the Philippines for her reporting and criticism of Duterte’s regime.
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Filipinx American Histories, Module 3
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The Clark Air Base on Luzon Island
The Clark Air Base on Luzon Island, once the largest US military air base outside of the States, was a stronghold for both Philippine and American forces during WWII. Later, it became a key strategic hub for US operations during the Vietnam War.
Featured in:
Filipinx American Histories, Module 3
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Boycott to the 1984 Batasan Elections
This poster was created by the student political organization Kaakbay UP, calling for a boycott of the 1984 election under Marcos.
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Filipinx American Histories, Module 3
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“This Is Where US Aid Goes” Poster
Filipino American activist organization BAYAN distributed this poster to highlight the relationship between US military funding and the violence and oppression experienced under the Marcos dictatorship.
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Filipinx American Histories, Module 3
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“Free and Grant General Amnesty to all Political Prisoners” Poster
Kapatid, a support group for families of political prisoners, created this poster advocating for the release of all political prisoners such as those deemed ‘enemies of the state’ by the Marcos dictatorship.
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Filipinx American Histories, Module 3
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Illustration of Mariano Gómes, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora
Mariano Gómes, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora were three local priests publicly executed by Spanish colonial authorities for their alleged connection to the Cavite Mutiny. Their execution is widely recognized as a key event leading up to the Philippine Revolution.
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Filipinx American Histories, Module 3
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Pan-American Exposition Booth
Philippine Islands exhibit on display at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York, 1901.
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Filipinx American Histories, Module 3
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Ruby Ibarra Jacket
Philippine-born rapper Ruby Ibarra wore this jacket that features lyrics from “Us,” a song honoring the central role that women play in Filipino and Filipino American culture. Also featured on the track are Filipina rappers Rocky Rivera and Klassy and poet Faith Santilla.
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Filipinx American Histories, Module 7
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Nurses Cap
Maria Jayme received this nurse’s cap during her graduation capping ceremony. In 1994, she immigrated to the United States and worked as a registered nurse in Florida. Between 1965 and 1988, more than seventy thousand foreign nurses came to the United States.
Featured in:
Filipinx American Histories, Module 6
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United Farm Workers Lapel Pin
The pin features the initials of two labor unions involved in the creation of the United Farm Workers: the Filipino-led Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee and the Mexican-led National Farm Workers Association. The union initiated a nationwide grape boycott to pressure growers to improve wages and working conditions.
Featured in:
Filipinx American Histories, Module 5
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1st Filipino Infantry Regiment Patch
This is the shoulder sleeve insignia worn by members of the First Filipino Infantry Regiment, a US military unit primarily composed of Filipino Americans, 1942—1952. “Insignia,” National Museum of American History, AF.61624M.
Featured in:
Filipinx American Histories, Module 4
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Homemade Filipino Gun
During the US-Philippine War (1899—1913), Filipino soldiers resorted to making their own firearms and ammunition. This homemade rifle dates to 1900. “Homemade Filipino Gun,” National Museum of American History, AF.NM367.
Featured in:
Filipinx American Histories, Module 3
