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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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The Massacre of the Chinese at Rock Springs, Wyoming
Anti-Chinese violence increased in the late 1800s. In 1885 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, armed white miners attacked and expelled Chinese immigrant miners working for the Union Pacific Coal Company, blaming the Chinese for taking their jobs.
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Filipino Farmworkers in Asparagus Field
Filipino farmworkers, shown here working asparagus fields in Sacramento County, played a significant role in California agriculture while routinely facing discrimination and violence.
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Filipino Murdered, Victim of Rioters
During the 1930 Watsonville Riots, Fermin Tobera, a twenty-two year old farmworker, was shot and killed by white mobs in a five-day wave of anti-Filipino violence. His murderer was never apprehended.
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Illustration of Wong Chin Foo
Wong Chin Foo (Chin Foo Wong) was a prominent Chinese American journalist and activist. He challenged the 1892 Geary Act, which required Chinese residents to carry proof of residence.
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John Chu Certificate of Residence
The stipulations of the 1892 Geary Act required Chinese Americans to carry proof of residence. This certificate was granted in March 1894 in New York City to John Chu.
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In Cruel Suspense Cartoon
The 1892 Geary Act extended the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act for another ten years and required Chinese Americans to carry proof of residency in the US. This political cartoon uses racist caricature and stereotyped speech to depict a Chinese migrant as being booted out of the US.
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Workingmen’s Party of California Ticket
An 1879 regular ticket for the Workingmen’s Party of California, which ran on the slogan, “The Chinese must go!”
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A Catalogue of Chinese Curiosities
A catalog of “Chinese Curiosities” that were brought to New York by the Carnes Brothers in the early nineteenth century including Afong Moy, the “Chinese Lady” who was exhibited as a museum object for the general public.
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Three Graces
The cover of The Wasp magazine from May 26, 1882, associates San Francisco’s Chinatown with “malaria,” “small-pox,” and “leprosy.” The portrayal of Chinese migrants as diseased began with coolies, and was one of several justifications provided by lawmakers to exclude Chinese and other Asian migrants from entry to the US.
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On the Lower Deck
An illustration by Edward Holden titled “On the Lower Deck,” and published in Harper’s New Monthly magazine in June of 1864, shows “heathen coolies” preparing to mutiny. Coolies were alternatively depicted as weak and slavish or dangerous heathens ready to disrupt the moral order.
