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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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Postcard from Malcolm X
One of eleven postcards Malcolm X sent to the Kochiyamas from his travels abroad. This one is postmarked from Cairo in 1964.
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Malcolm X with Kochiyama Family
Malcolm X visited the Kochiyama home in June 1964 to meet hibakusha, or survivors of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, during their world tour. Kochiyama’s daughter, Audee, is second to left.
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Yuri Kochiyama’s Notes
Yuri Kochiyama’s notes from her attendance at the OAAU Liberation School reveal her evolving understanding of race and racism. She writes at the top, “US born with a congenital deformity – slavery.”
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Demonstration in Manhattan
James Peck (right) a Freedom Rider who was severely beaten in Birmingham, Alabama, pickets in Manhattan with his head heavily bandaged.
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The Hiroshima Maidens
A photograph of the Hiroshima Maidens, a group of young hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) women who traveled from Japan to the United States to receive health care and reconstructive surgery.
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The Hiroshima Sequel: Scars Diminish As Love Mushrooms
The Kochiyama’s Christmas Cheer newsletter article on the Hiroshima Maidens, 1956.
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The Nisei Sino Service Organization
The Nisei Sino Service Organization (c. 1950’s) aimed to support Asian American soldiers with fellowship, service, and personal growth.
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Yuri Kochiyama and Her Children
Yuri Kochiyama (center) with five of her six children, c. 1957.
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Yuri Kochiyama Interview
Listen to Yuri Kochiyama in her own words. In this interview with her biographer, Yuri describes her first job waitressing in New York while learning about the lives of her southern Black coworkers and the discrimination they experienced.
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Bill and Yuri’s Wedding Day
Bill and Yuri in New York City on their wedding day, February 9, 1946.
