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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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We Hereby Refuse (Page 3)
Excerpt from We Hereby Refuse on the real-life story of Hiroshi Kashiwagi.
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We Hereby Refuse (Page 2)
Excerpt from We Hereby Refuse on the real-life story of Hiroshi Kashiwagi.
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We Hereby Refuse (Page 1)
Excerpt from We Hereby Refuse on the real-life story of Hiroshi Kashiwagi.
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James Omura Interview
In this clip, journalist James Omura provides a perspective critical of the JACL and Mike Masaoka.
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Bill Hosokawa Interview
In this clip, Bill Hosokawa, a longtime columnist for the JACL’s newspaper, discusses why the JACL urged Japanese Americans to cooperate with the government.
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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.
Featured in:
Indian Americans, Module 5
