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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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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
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Mauna Kea Sunrise
A lantern slide of sunrise at Mauna Kea on Hawaiʻi Island, 1940. Lantern slides were projected in magic lantern shows, typically for entertainment, education, and advertising. This slide was acquired by Seiju Ifuku, an antique collector, and donated to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 2
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Lehua Kamalu on Traditional Wayfinding
Lehua Kamalu of the Hōkūleʻa is one of the few women navigators of Hawaiʻi with the Polynesian Voyaging Society. In this Hōkūleʻa navigation report clip, Kamalu discusses measuring the stars, a traditional wayfinding technique.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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Master Navigator Mau Piailug
Mau Piailug (center), a master navigator from Satawal, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, taught many islanders the arts of traditional navigation and guided Hōkūle‘a on its inaugural voyage from Hawaiʻi to Tahiti in 1976.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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Welcome Ceremony for Festival of Pacific Arts
Boats ranging from sakmans to canoes during the traditional canoe welcome ceremony, signaling the commencement of the 12th Festival of Pacific Arts in Hagåtña, Guåhan (Guam) on May 22, 2016. The festival brings together delegations from across Oceania every four years.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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Amasai Jeke
In this clip from UTOPIA Washington, a Queer and Trans Pacific Islander organization, Amasai Jeke identifies as vaka sa lewalewa, Fiji’s traditional third gender community. Ms. Jeke has served as Vice Chair of the Washington State LGBTQ Commission.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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Benetick Kabua Maddison’s UN Address
In 2023 Benetick Kabua Maddison, Executive Director of the Marshallese Educational Initiative (MEI), a nonprofit based in Springdale, Arkansas, addressed the United Nations about the ongoing devastation of US nuclear detonations on the Marshall Islands while calling for the end of nuclear weapons.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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Hoisting of the American Flag
On April 17, 1900, high chiefs from the Samoan islands of Tutuila and Aunuʻu signed a Deed of Cession, ceding the islands to the US.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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U.S. Expansion in 1898
This Philadelphia Press political cartoon symbolizes US expansion in 1898 from “tip to tip”: Puerto Rico (right, identified as “Porto Rico”) to the Philippines (left, identified as “Manila”). A map of the US in 1798 (bottom right) presents a stark contrast in territorial size.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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Public Law No. 103-150 Page 5
Click through to read all five pages of Public Law No. 103-150.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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Public Law No. 103-150 Page 4
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Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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Public Law No. 103-150 Page 3
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Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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Public Law No. 103-150 Page 2
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Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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Public Law No. 103-150 Page 1
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Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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Largest Pacific Islander Groups in the US
The largest Pacific Islander groups in the US are Native Hawaiians (620,000), followed by Samoans (212,000), CHamorus (156,000), Tongans (65,000), and Fijians (50,000). Data based on five years (2016-2020) of Census American Community Surveys.
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Pacific Islanders, Module 1
