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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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Pacific Navigation and Canoes
While a faculty member at University of Minnesota, Dr. Vicente Diaz directed the Native Canoe Program. Here, he highlights the significance of indigenous knowledge systems that canoes can bring to new generations.
Featured in:
CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities, Module 1
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Saipan
This clip offers a brief introduction to Ina’s home island Saipan, highlighting the tropical climate through locally grown dragonfruit and the vibrant flame tree, the official state tree of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Featured in:
CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities, Module 1
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Tinian
CHamoru youth Celeste sits with the ancient latte stone structures on her home island Tinian. Guma Taga is the largest standing latte structure across the Mariana Islands.
Featured in:
CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities, Module 1
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Luta (Rota)
On Luta (Rota) of the Mariana Islands, Isaiah introduces us to the largest Nunu (Banyan) tree in the Marianas, located in Malilok. The Nunu holds deep cultural significance for CHamorus — its roots and sap are used by traditional healers. It is considered a sacred place where ancestral spirits reside.
Featured in:
CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities, Module 1
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Humåtak
Guåhan (Guam) of the Mariana Islands. Tånom, a CHamoru youth, takes us to Humåtak, a village in the southwestern region of the island of Guåhan. Humåtak is home to Fouha Rock, an important location in the CHamoru creation story.
Featured in:
CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities, Module 1
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Map of the Mariana Islands
This map of the Mariana Islands shows the entire archipelago consisting of fifteen islands, four of which are lived on today: Guåhan (Guam), Luta (Rota), Tinian, and Saipan.
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CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities, Module 1
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“Off-Island Chamorros”
Listen to Dr. Craig Santos Perez, CHamoru poet and 2023 US National Book Award Winner, read the above excerpt from his poem, “Off-Island Chamorros.”
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CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities, Module 1
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U.S. Military Interventions by Era and Region
This graph from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University illustrates the number of US interventions by period and region. Since 1776, the US has undertaken over five hundred international military interventions, with the largest number taking place during the Cold War.
Featured in:
Cambodian Americans, Module 5
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U.S. Military Bases Around the World
This excerpt illustrates the global reach of the US through overseas military bases. Understanding the pervasiveness of US militarism is critical to a transnational approach to Cambodian American history.
Featured in:
Cambodian Americans, Module 5
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Mistaken for Muslim
1700% Project: Mistaken for Muslim consists of a poem, video, audio recording, and performance. The poem is a cento (made up of 100 lines) and is based on reports of hate crimes against those assumed to be Arabs and/or Muslim.
Featured in:
Cambodian Americans, Module 5
