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  • Cover artwork for the CIRCA91 album has a profile photo of Ruby Ibarra and a collage of family photos, U.S. and Philippine passports over tracklist.
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    CIRCA91 Album Cover

    Cover artwork and tracklist for Ruby Ibarra’s debut album CIRCA91, released in 2017.

    Featured in:
    Filipinx American Histories, Module 7
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  • Circular logo with black border and green laurel wreath; green triangle with lamp in center, and the words Philippine Nurses Association, Inc. 1922.
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    Philippine Nurses Association Logo

    The logo for the Philippine Nurses Association of America (PNA), founded in 1922 by Anastacia Giron-Tupas.

    Featured in:
    Filipinx American Histories, Module 6
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  • Double decker bus ad says "The nurse who gave the world's first COVID 19 vaccine. A Filipina. WE GIVE THE WORLD OUR BEST. THE PHILIPPINES."
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    Covid Vaccine Bus Ad

    A bus advertisement in London from the Philippines’ Department of Tourism featuring Filipina British nurse May Parsons. The ad campaign aimed to highlight the achievements and contributions of Filipino workers abroad.

    Featured in:
    Filipinx American Histories, Module 6
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  • Six female graduates of St. Paul's Hospital nursing program pose in a formal black and white portrait, dressed in nurse's cap and uniform.
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    1929 Nursing Class Graduates

    A photo of the 1929 Nursing class at St. Paul’s Hospital, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines.

    Featured in:
    Filipinx American Histories, Module 6
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  • Ad with illustration of a basket with the Philippine flag holding brochures for the U.S., Canada and Europe promoting nursing as a means of travel.
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    Manila Educational Exchange Advert

    This ad for the Manila Educational and Exchange Placement Service from a 1965 issue of the Philippine Journal of Nursing encourages nurses to work abroad by framing nursing as a way to travel the world while earning money.

    Featured in:
    Filipinx American Histories, Module 6
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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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  • Black and white image of AWOC members walking the picket line with home made signs as part of the Delano Grape Strike.
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    AWOC Members Picketing

    Members of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) picketing during the Delano Grape Strike in 1965.

    Featured in:
    Filipinx American Histories, Module 5
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  • Itliong sitting at his desk, smiling at the camera with the phone to his ear and his signature cigar in the remaining two fingers on his right hand.
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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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  • Wide angle of Sacramento day laborers bending over as they harvest crops in a vast asparagus field.
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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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  • World War 2 Congressional gold medal showing four soldiers in uniform on one side and 'Duty to Country' with U.S. and Philippine flags on the back.
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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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