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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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They Call Us Bruce featuring Hudson Yang
Hudson Yang, star of Fresh Off the Boat (and chapter author Jeff Yang’s son) and They Call Us Bruce hosts Jeff Yang and Phil Yu look back at 10 years of the groundbreaking Asian American family sitcom.
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Asian American Popular Culture, Module 2
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“George Takei: Framed!”
Page 3 of FRAMED from the graphic novel anthology NEW FRONTIERS, story by Jeff Yang, art by Jamie Noguchi.
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Asian American Popular Culture, Module 2
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“George Takei: Framed!”
Page 2 of FRAMED from the graphic novel anthology NEW FRONTIERS, story by Jeff Yang, art by Jamie Noguchi.
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Asian American Popular Culture, Module 2
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“George Takei: Framed!”
Page 1 of FRAMED from the graphic novel anthology NEW FRONTIERS, story by Jeff Yang, art by Jamie Noguchi.
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Asian American Popular Culture, Module 2
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They Call Us Bruce featuring Daniel Wu and W. Kamau Bell
Actor Daniel Wu, comedian W. Kamau Bell and hosts Jeff Yang and Phil Yu discuss the multicultural history and lasting legacy of Bruce Lee on the podcast They Call us Bruce.
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Asian American Popular Culture, Module 2
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Bruce Lee
Actor and martial artist Bruce Lee’s drive, discipline, potent fighting skills and undeniable charisma quickly brought him to Hollywood where his attempts to become a leading man were frustrated. He thrived back in Hong Kong before returning for Enter the Dragon (1973).
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Asian American Popular Culture, Module 2
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Flower Drum Song
A still from the movie adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical Flower Drum Song (1961). For many, the film was the first time they saw Asian Americans singing, dancing, and taking the spotlight.
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Asian American Popular Culture, Module 2
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James Wong Howe
James Wong Howe, the premier cinematographer of the 1930s and 1940s, was known for his innovative camera techniques. He shot over 120 films, was nominated for ten Academy Awards, and won for The Rose Tattoo (1955) and Hud (1963).
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Asian American Popular Culture, Module 2
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Anna May Wong
Actress Anna May Wong is regarded as the first Chinese American Hollywood film star. Her frustration with being pigeonholed into “dragon lady” roles that cast a negative light on Asians led her to move to Europe in the late 1920s.
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Asian American Popular Culture, Module 2
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Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa, the Japanese-born actor who became one of Hollywood’s most in-demand screen icons during the silent film era, despite spending much of his career playing villainous or disreputable characters.
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Asian American Popular Culture, Module 2
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Who Killed Vincent Chin? Clip
A clip from the documentary Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987), directed by Christine Choy and Renee Tajima-Peña. The case of Vincent Chin became a national rallying cry for Asian Americans.
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Asian American Popular Culture, Module 1
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Asian American Underrepresentation in Film
Asian Americans remain significantly underrepresented in film and other mass visual media, and when they do appear, they are frequently depicted in stereotypical fashion. (Source: Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media; CAPE; Gold House)
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Asian American Popular Culture, Module 1
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Propaganda Family Tree p2
A spread from the book RISE, the “Propaganda Family Tree,” depicting the ways that propaganda images have persisted over the decades, and been repurposed for subsequent conflicts.
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Asian American Popular Culture, Module 1
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Propaganda Family Tree
A spread from the book RISE, the “Propaganda Family Tree,” depicting the ways that propaganda images have persisted over the decades, and been repurposed for subsequent conflicts.
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Asian American Popular Culture, Module 1
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“The Cost Of Being an ‘Interchangeable Asian'”
Brian X. Chen’s New York Times article exploring the phenomenon often referred to, humorously, as “all look same.”
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Asian American Popular Culture, Module 1
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Racial Homogeneity of Friendship Networks
While racial homogeneity in friendship networks has decreased from 2013 – 2022, the average non-Asian American does not have a single AAPI friend within their core social networks. (Source: PRRI 2022 Social Networks Survey (Public Religion Research Institute))
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Asian American Popular Culture, Module 1
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Asian American Population Distribution in the US
Nearly half (45 percent) of Asian Americans live in the western United States, with 30 percent in California alone. (Source: Pew Research Center Analysis of 2017-2019 American Community Survey (IPUMS))
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Asian American Popular Culture, Module 1
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Percent of US Population With Passports
The percentage of Americans with passports has increased from thirty percent in 2008 to fifty-one percent in 2024 totalling over 171 million valid passports in circulation. (Source: US Department of State)
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Asian American Popular Culture, Module 1
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The Crimson Kimono Poster
The theatrical poster for Samuel Fuller’s The Crimson Kimono (1959). As the civil rights movement was budding, pop culture reflected the reality of interracial relationships in a way that was broadly accessible and, for a growing number of people, acceptable.
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Asian American Popular Culture, Module 1
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LA Race Parxis Network
The LA Race Praxis Network poses at the Mother of Humanity statue at the Watts Labor and Community Center in Los Angeles, 2024. The network is a group that has been doing healing and service together since the killing of George Floyd and anti-Asian hate incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sa I Gu: Los Angeles, 1992, Module 5
