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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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U.S. Acquisitions in 1900
This 1900 map of the United States and its territorial acquisitions illustrates its vast expansion on the continent and abroad.
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Holding His End Up
In this cartoon from 1899, we see how empire can be defined through unequal relationships between the colonizers and the colonized. Uncle Sam “holds up” barbaric-looking figures representing conquered territories: “Porto” Rico, Cuba, the Philippines, and the Ladrone Islands (Guam).
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“How America Became A Superpower”
From the thirteen colonies to the founding of the United States, the nation continued to expand past its continental borders to become a truly global power by the early 1900s.
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10,000 Miles from Tip to Tip
By juxtaposing that map with the impressive reach of the eagle, this 1898 cartoon gestures towards a central theme in defining empire: territorial expansion.
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Tiffany Min’s “Women”
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Kimsom Keoum’s “Refugee”
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FAPA Convention
Paul Schrade of the Delano chapter speaks at the Filipino American Political Association (FAPA) Convention in April, 1969.
Featured in:
Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 5
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Agbayani Village Sign
Decorations and a sign that reads “Mabuhay Agbayani Village, 1965 – 1972.” Mabuhay is a Tagalog word that can be translated as “long live,” “welcome,” “viva,” or “cheers.”
Featured in:
Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 5
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Agbayani Village Dedication Ceremony
Filipino farmworkers celebrate the dedication of the Paolo Agbayani Retirement Village in Kern County, California in June, 1974.
Featured in:
Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 5
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Agbayani Village Dedication Speakers
César Chávez and Dolores Huerta speak to each other onstage at the Agbayani Village dedication in June, 1974. Standing with them are (left to right): Eliseo Medina, Philip Vera Cruz, Pete Velasco, Mack Lyons, Richard Chávez, and unknown.
Featured in:
Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 5
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Agbayani Village Construction Planning
Filipino farmworkers plan the construction of the Paolo Agbayani Village in Delano, California in October, 1972. to house retired Filipino farmworkers who had no family in the United States. Back row, fifth from right: Philip Vera Cruz.
Featured in:
Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 5
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Philip Vera Cruz in a Meeting
Philip Vera Cruz (left) attends a meeting with unidentified man.
Featured in:
Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 5
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UFW Officials 1977
UFW officials in 1977. Front row (left to right): Dolores Huerta, César Chávez, Philip Vera Cruz. Back row (left to right): Mack Lyons, Richard Chávez, Eliseo Medina, Gilbert Padilla, Marshall Ganz, and Pete Velasco.
Featured in:
Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 5
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UFW Officials 1976
UFW officials in 1976. Standing, left to right: Marshall Ganz, Phillip Vera Cruz, Richard Chávez, Pete Velasco. Sitting, left to right: Mack Lyons, César Chávez, Gilbert Padilla, Eliseo Medina, Dolores Huerta.
Featured in:
Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 5
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Philip Vera Cruz in a Boycott Meeting
Philip Vera Cruz (center) and unidentified men at a boycott meeting, circa 1970s.
Featured in:
Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 5
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AWOC Members in the Delano Grape Strike
Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) members picketing in front of Filipino Community Hall as part of the Delano Grape Strike on September 24, 1965.
Featured in:
Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 5
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Seattle Times Editorial
A newspaper called The Seattle Times wrote an editorial on its front page that described Filipino migrants as a “problem.” This shows that even in the early 20th century, many Americans had racist attitudes toward Filipino immigrants.
Featured in:
Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 4
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Seattle Times Front Page
A newspaper called The Seattle Times wrote an editorial on its front page that described Filipino migrants as a “problem.” This shows that even in the early 20th century, many Americans had racist attitudes toward Filipino immigrants.
Featured in:
Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 4
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“I Want the Wide American Earth”
Carlos Bulosan’s signed poem, “I Want the Wide American Earth,” as part of a fundraiser for Local 37 officers’ legal defense fund, who were facing deportation.
Featured in:
Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 4
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“Freedom From Want”
A reproduction of The Saturday Evening Post showing Carlos Bulosan’s essay and Norman Rockwell’s painting side-by-side sheds light on the systemic inequities people experience in America.
Featured in:
Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 4
