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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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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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Barack Obama Giving State of the Union Address
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Barack Obama and Kamala Harris Collage
Throughout their respective presidential campaigns, President Barack Obama (left) and Vice President Kamala Harris (right) were accused of using their multiracial heritage to win voters who shared their racial identities.
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Bill of Rights for People of Mixed Heritage
“Bill of Rights for People of Mixed Heritage” by Maria Root expresses commonalities among multiracial people.
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Book Cover for Hapa Girl
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Book Cover for Redefining Realness
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Book Cover for Speak Okinawa
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Book Cover for Crying in H Mart
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Book Cover for Hapa Tales and Other Lies
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Book Cover for Afakasi Woman
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Multiracial Author Memoirs Collage
Multiracial authors such as Michelle Zauner, Sharon H. Chang, Janet Mock, May-lee Chai, Lani Wendt Young, and Elizabeth Miki Brina have had success sharing their experiences and personal stories through memoirs.
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Romeo Must Die
Actors Jet Li (left) and Aaliyah (right) in Romeo Must Die (2000), an adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy with a martial-arts twist. However, instead of featuring star-crossed lovers, the filmmakers replaced the characters’ romantic scene with one featuring a platonic hug.
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LeBron James and Gisele Bundchen Vogue Cover
Basketball star LeBron James (left) and supermodel Gisele Bundchen (right) pose together on the cover of the April 2008 issue of Vogue. The image generated controversy, as many saw a perpetuation of harmful racial stereotypes featuring James, a Black man, and Bundchen, a white woman.
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Rush Hour
Chris Tucker (left) and Jackie Chan (right) in the 1998 film Rush Hour.
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The “Oxford Fallacy” on TikTok
@maggie_zhou on TikTok explains the harm caused to Asian women by the “Oxford Study” fallacy.
