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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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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.
Featured in:
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.
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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
