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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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Refugees Stream Across the River Ganges Delta at Kushtia
Refugees stream across the delta of the Ganges river in 1971 as they flee the violence in East Pakistan during the ongoing West Pakistani military campaign, known as Operation Searchlight.
Featured in:
Bangladeshi Americans, Module 2
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The Shaheed Minar in Dhaka
The Shaheed Minar (Martyr’s Monument) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, commemorates the lives of students who died fighting for the right to use their native Bengali language.
Featured in:
Bangladeshi Americans, Module 2
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Map of South Asia
A map of South Asia, with Bangladesh between India and Myanmar.
Featured in:
Bangladeshi Americans, Module 2
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Bangladeshi Americans Voting in Hamtramck
Immigrant voters, including Bangladeshi Americans, arrive for early primary voting in Hamtramck, Michigan, in 2024.
Featured in:
Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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Shamsun Nehar Puts Finishing Touches on Wedding Cake
Entrepreneur Shamsun Nehar, founder of Cakes by Lucky, shows a wedding cake which she created and decorated. Many Bangladeshi American women run their own small businesses.
Featured in:
Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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Mohammed Chishti-Shipu Hangs His Diplomas in His Office
Mohammed hangs his diplomas in the office of his accounting practice in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York.
Featured in:
Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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Mohammed and Cherry Chishti-Shipu Pose Outside
Mohammed Chisti-Shipu and his wife, Cherry, pose outside of their home in Queens, New York, in 2017.
Featured in:
Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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Top Ten US Metropolitan Areas of Bangladeshi Population
The top ten US metropolitan areas by Bangladeshi population, in 2019. (Source: Pew Research Center)
Featured in:
Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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Graph of the Growth of the Bangladeshi Population in the US
The growth of the Bangladeshi population in the United States from 2000 to 2023, including both immigrants as well as those born in the US. (Source: Pew Research Center)
Featured in:
Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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Welcome to Banglatown Sign
A sign welcomes visitors to Banglatown, a Bangladeshi American neighborhood in Michigan straddling the Detroit/Hamtramck border.
Featured in:
Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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Portrait of Iam Tongi
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Auli’i Cravalho Attends the “Moana 2” UK Premiere
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Olivia Rodrigo Singing at a Concert
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Portrait of Charlie Bushnell
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Lola Tung attends the Gold House Gala
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Havana Rose Lui attends New York Fashion Week
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Rising Multiracial Gen Z Stars
Rising Gen Z stars (left to right) Iam Tongi, Havana Rose Liu, Olivia Rodrigo, Auli‘i Cravalho, Charlie Bushnell, and Lola Tung are among the next fast-growing generation representing multiracial Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans in pop culture.
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TIME cover: Multiracial Future of America
A TIME magazine cover from 1993 featuring a computer-generated picture of a multiethnic woman signaled the multiracial future of America.
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Being Japanese-Mexican on TikTok
TikTok creator @brandonrkh discusses growing up with both his Japanese and Mexican heritage, including his experience looking “more Japanese.”
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