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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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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
