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Sikh Community: Over 100 Years in the Pacific Northwest |
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The Wing Luke Asian Museum
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"Although Sikhs have been living in the United States and Canada for over a century, the general public understands little about the Sikh faith and the community's long-standing roots in the Pacific Northwest. The first Sikh immigrants arrived in this region in the late 1800s, working in lumber mills and constructing railroads." Five topics, with many images: 1) Sikhism (history); 2) Life in the Pacific Northwest; 3) Distinguished Community Leaders; 4) Mis-Identity; 5) Being Sikh in a Western World.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.wingluke.org/single-exhibit/?mep_event=1284&t=p/ | |
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Community Heritage Center |
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The Wing Luke Asian Museum
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"The Wing Luke Asian Museum collects and preserves artifacts, photographs, archives and oral histories pertaining to the history, culture and art of the Asian Pacific American community."
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.wingluke.org/ | |
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The Yamato Colony: Pioneering Japanese in Florida |
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The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
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"Yamato —an ancient name for the country of Japan. Why do we find the name here in Palm Beach County? Because Yamato, Florida, was a small community where Japanese farmers once lived. The story of Yamato begins with Jo Sakai's visit to Florida in 1903." Online presentation of a permanent exhibition at the Morikami Museum in Florida. Informative text with a few small historical photographs.
Go to Museum Resource: https://morikami.org/yamato-island/ | |
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Denshō: The Japanese American Legacy Project |
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Denshō: The Japanese American Legacy Project
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"Densho's mission is to preserve the testimonies of Japanese Americans who were unjustly incarcerated during World War II before their memories are extinguished. We offer these irreplaceable firsthand accounts, coupled with historical images and teacher resources, to explore principles of democracy and promote equal justice for all." With background essays examining the causes of the incarceration, along with lesson plans, a timeline, glossary, and bibliography. The ARCHIVE section holds more than 270 visual/oral histories (more than 500 hours of recorded interviews) and nearly 9,000 historic photographs and documents.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.densho.org/ | |
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Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar |
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Library of Congress
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"In 1943, Ansel Adams (1902-1984), America's most well-known photographer, documented the Manzanar War Relocation Center in California and the Japanese-Americans interned there during World War II." From the left sidebar select Collection Highlights for a selection of images and About This Collection for a more in-depth overview, plus see images of the entire first edition of Born Free and Equal, Adams's publication based on his work at Manzanar. Also see the Collection Connection section for a list of classroom resources.
Go to Museum Resource: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/anseladams/ | |
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Japanese American National Museum: Collections Online |
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Japanese American National Museum
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Featuring selected highlights from the museum's permanent collection of more than 60,000 artifacts -- including diaries, letters, and other documents -- as well as photographs and artworks. Many of these document the lives of Japanese Americans detained in concentration camps during World War II.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.janm.org/collections/ | |
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Belonging: Before and After the Immigration Law of 1965 |
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The Wing Luke Asian Museum
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This exhibit marks the 50th anniversary of a bill that activated a sea of change in the ethnic and cultural make-up of America. A major part of the exhibit includes a crowd-sourced showcase of some of the many rich stories about immigration within our communities.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.wingluke.org/single-exhibit/?mep_event=1283&t=p./ | |
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Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion [PDF] |
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Chinese Historical Society of America
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Curriculum materials to accompany the New York Historical Society 2015 exhibition, “Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion” that explores the complex history of Chinese Americans. The exhibition’s title encapsulates the challenges of immigration, citizenship, and belonging that shaped both the Chinese American experience and the development of the United States as a nation.
Go to Museum Resource: https://chsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Chinese-American-Classroom-Material... | |
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Garden of the Phoenix (Chicago’s Jackson Park) |
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Garden of the Phoenix (Chicago’s Jackson Park)
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In Chicago's Jackson Park, our future is growing from the past. The new Garden of the Phoenix symbolizes Japan and the U.S.'s 160-year story.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.gardenofthephoenix.org/ | |
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History of Chinese in America: An Interactive Timeline |
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Museum of Chinese in America
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A timeline of key figures and events in the political and cultural history of Chinese Americans from 1933 to 2009.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.mocanyc.org/learn/timeline | |
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One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now |
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Asia Society
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"One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now brings together seventeen artists from across the country who challenge and extend the category of Asian American art. The title of the exhibition, inspired by the 1970s Blondie hit, suggests that there has never been a formulaic way of making or seeing art, either back then or now. Instead, these artists initiate a new set of conversations that highlight the multidimensional ways of conceptualizing and producing art today."
Go to Museum Resource: http://sites.asiasociety.org/arts/onewayoranother/index.html | |
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Remembering 1882: Fighting for Civil Rights in the Shadow of the Chinese Exclusion Act |
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Chinese Historical Society of America
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"In 1882 Congress passed the nation's first major immigration legislation -- a law to prevent people of Chinese descent from entering the United States. Remembering 1882 explores the historical debate around the Exclusion Act from its origins through its full repeal in 1968, the civil rights struggle of Chinese Americans and allies, and the historic importance of habeas corpus in the Chinese American community."
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.civilrightssuite.org/crs/InfoPage.php/iID/180 | |
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To Enjoy and Defend Our American Citizenship |
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Chinese Historical Society of America
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This exhibit "(explores) the experiences of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance in their groundbreaking work alongside groups such as the NAACP to challenge discriminatory laws and create the support systems necessary for survival in a segregated United States."
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.civilrightssuite.org/OurAmericanCitizenship/index.php/iID/232 | |
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Work of Giants: The Chinese and the Building of the First Transcontinental Railroad |
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Chinese Historical Society of America
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Museum unit memorializing the efforts of the 12,000 Chinese laborers who worked on the Central Pacific portion of the Transcontinental Railroad. The involvement of Chinese workers in the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad is common knowledge. We hope to present information that enhances the basic facts–that the Chinese railroad workers were the backbone of the enormous construction project to carve a road through granite of the Sierra Nevada, ever diligent and efficient, adapting to new construction techniques, and enduring harsh working and living conditions, which all resulted in the completion of the railroad ahead of schedule. The Transcontinental Railroad is an American legacy, a triumph of the human spirit and a cornerstone of the history of Chinese in America.
Go to Museum Resource: https://chsa.org/exhibits/online-exhibits/work-of-giants-the-chinese-and-the-bu... | |
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