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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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Jellyfish Lake in Palau
Millions of golden jellyfish migrate daily across Ongeim’l Tketau, also known as Jellyfish Lake, a marine lake in Palau.
Featured in:
Pacific Islanders, Module 4
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1970 Ulawun Eruption
One third of the world’s volcanic gasses come from the volcanoes of Melanesia. This 1970 photo features an eruption from Ulawun, an active volcano in Papua New Guinea, with its rising ash plume.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 4
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Map of Small and Large Island States
This map from the Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa highlights the land masses of the smaller and larger island states in Oceania. Reproduced with permission.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 4
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Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner’s UN Address
In this excerpt from poet Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner’s performance at the United Nations, she passionately assures her newborn child, Matafele, that she will resist rising ocean waters and greedy entities polluting the environment, and that their family will not become climate change refugees.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 4
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Nuclear Free Pacific Poster
In the aftermath of World War II, the US detonated nuclear devices on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands from 1946-1958, displacing people from their homes. Bikini Atoll remains uninhabitable due to radiation from US nuclear testing.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 3
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Map of U.S. Military Installations in Pacific
This map from a 2023 US Congress Report identifies select US military installations and defense sites in the Pacific region.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 3
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Fitafita Guard
Originally called the Samoan Naval Militia in 1900, the Fitafita Guard served the US Navy on American Sāmoa until 1951.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 3
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CHamoru Children Attend Japanese School
During World War II, Guåhan (Guam) was occupied by Japanese forces whose war efforts included teaching Japanese culture and language to children. In this image, Japanese characters can be seen written on the chalk boards.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 3
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Uncle Sam’s Classroom
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, US media representations of the Caribbean and the Pacific crudely depicted them as uncivilized children in Uncle Sam’s classroom.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 3
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Major Battles of World War II
This map marks the major battles of World War II in the Pacific region with yellow stars. The arrows represent the path of the Allied offensives. The red line identifies the greatest extent of Japan’s control.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 3
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Agueda I. Johnston
Agueda I. Johnston (center), a beacon of hope during World War II, led a secret resistance movement after the Japanese invaded Guåhan (Guam). After Guåhan’s liberation, Johnston continued her service to the community as a lifelong educator and advocate for Guåhan.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 3
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Santa Marian Kamalen
A marble statue of Santa Marian Kamalen, the patron saint of Guåhan (Guam), stands in a park in Malesso’, the southernmost village in Guåhan. The patron saint is most iconically represented by a revered three-hundred-year-old wooden statue housed in the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica in Hagåtña.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 3
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We Are Guåhan
Since 2010, We Are Guåhan has advocated for the protection and preservation of Pågat in Guåhan by actively working to prevent military use of the site and to raise awareness about its cultural and environmental significance.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 2
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Pågat Archaeological Site Plan
Archaeological site plan of Pågat in Guåhan. The numerous markers in the map identify remains of the ancient CHamoru village and burial site, proof of a thriving Indigenous culture long before Spanish colonial control.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 2
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Pågat Coast
Pågat is a sacred space located in northeastern Guåhan (Guam). Pictured: coast of Pågat.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 2
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Waikato River
“He piko he Taniwha” means “at every bend is a leader” in Te Reo Māori, symbolizing the bond between Waikato people and the river. This video provides a glimpse of the Waikato River.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 2
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Waikato River Postcard
Postcard of Waikato River, c. 1900-1903. Many areas of the Waikato River are considered to be sacred by Waikato Māori.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 2
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Queen Liliʻuokalani Files Protest
This clipping from another 1897 publication depicts a much different portrayal of Queen Liliʻuokalani. How do media representations shape perspectives and attitudes?
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Pacific Islanders, Module 2
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“We Draw The Line At This”
In the late 1800s, publications like Judge magazine would utilize cartoons to portray the imperialist attitudes of the US. This racist depiction of Queen Liliʻuokalani represents a perspective of the overthrow of the monarchy.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 2
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Mehana Kihoi Final Argument
At the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Contested Case Hearing in 2017, Mehana Kihoi argues against the construction of the TMT on Mauna Kea, questioning the Bureau of Land and Natural Resources’ interests and the treatment of protestors on Mauna Kea.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 2
