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  • Individuals standing together smiling for a photo in front of a poster of the Virgin Mary, a Mexican flag, and a banner that says "Viva la Huelga."

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    Caesar Chavez, UFW officials

    Image of UFW official taken in 1977. Dolores Huerta, Richard Chavez, Mack Lyons, Philip Vera Cruz, Marshall Ganz, Cesar Chavez, Gil Padilla, and Pete Velasco

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    Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 5
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  • Group of individuals gathered around a table. A man and a woman are speaking to each other from across the table.

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    United Farm Workers Officials, 1976

    Standing, left to right: Marshall Ganz, Phillip Vera Cruz, Richard Chavez, Pete Velasco Sitting, left to right: Mack Lyons, Cesar Chavez, Gilbert Padilla, Eliseo Medina, Dolores Huerta

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    Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 5
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  • Philip Vera Cruz seated next to another man during a meeting.

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    Philip Vera Cruz attends a meeting

    Philip Vera Cruz (left) attends a meeting with unidentified man

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    Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 5
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  • A group of 15 men dressed in farm-work clothes standing in front of 2 cars posing for a photo.

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    Agbayani Village, Construction, Delano, California, 1972

    Filipino Farm Workers gather to plan the construction of Agbayani Village, Delano, California. The Paolo Agbayani Village was created to house retired Filipino farm workers who had no family in the United States. Back row, 5th from right: Phillip Vera Cruz.

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    Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 5
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  • A group of 8 individuals standing outside of a building in conversation. They are all wearing an eagle emblem around their necks.

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    Agbayani Village dedication speakers, June 1974.

    Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta speak to each other on stage at the Agbayani Village dedication. Standing with them are (l to r): Eliseo Medina, Philip Vera Cruz, Pete Velasco, Mack Lyons, Richard Chavez, and unknown.

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    Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 5
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  • Large crowd of seated Filipino Farm Workers clapping and celebrating. There are flags and banners waving.

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    Dedication ceremony at the Paolo Agbayani Retirement Village, 1974

    Filipino farm workers celebrate the dedication of the Paolo Agbayani Retirement Village, Kern County, California, June, 1974.

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    Labor & Activism of Filipino Farmworkers, Module 5
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  • Large banner with the words "MABUHAY" written on the top and "Agbayani Village" on the bottom. In the middle is the UFW logo and the image of a man pushing a cart pulled the an ox. The year 1965 is written on the left and 1972 is written on the right.

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    Sign for the Agbayani Village

    Decorations and a sign that reads “Mabuhay Agbayani Village, 1965 – 1972”. Photograph location and date unknown. (Mabuhay is a Tagalog word that can be translated as “long live” “welcome” “viva” or “cheers”)

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  • Group of individuals dining at a large table. A man is standing and speaking to the attendees. There is a banner in the back that says "Welcome 1st-Annual-Convention Filipino American Political Association."

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    Filipino American Political Association (FAPA) Convention

    Paul Schrade of the Delano chapter speaks at the Filipino American Political Association (FAPA) Convention in April, 1969.

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  • Street scene of barrack homes at this War Relocation Authority Center. The windstorm has subsided and the dust has settled. In the foreground, the American flag waves on a flag pole.

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    Barracks at the Manzanar concentration camp

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    The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II, Module 3
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  • Petition signed by Monterey, California residents to welcome back Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated to incarceration camps during World War II

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    Monterey petition

    Petition signed by Monterey, California residents to welcome back Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated to incarceration camps during World War II. Published in the Monterey Peninsula Herald on May 11, 1945, it was one of the few organized efforts supporting Japanese Americans after the war.

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    The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II, Module 5
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  • The Mochida family stands for a photo while waiting for the evacuation bus. Each member has a tag around their neck, and at their feet are three bags marked "Mochida."

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    The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II

    Stan Yogi

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  • Young Kimiko Kitagaki waits in Oakland for a bus to transport her to a government camp, with tags with her name and government-assigned family number attached to her suitcase.

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    Module 1: Overview & Introduction

    Stan Yogi

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    The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II
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    Module 2: Setting the Stage for Japanese American Mass Incarceration

    Stan Yogi

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    The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II
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  • The Mochida family stands for a photo while waiting for the evacuation bus. Each member has a tag around their neck, and at their feet are three bags marked "Mochida."

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    Module 3: Forced Uprooting and Incarceration

    Stan Yogi

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    The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II
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  • Several officers crowd around as an officer grabs an inmate in the Tule Lake jail. The inmates clothes are ripped.

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    Module 4: Cooperation, Resistance, and Dissent

    Stan Yogi

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    The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II
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  • Nagaishi family standing in front of their garage that is vandalized with the words "No Japs Wanted." The father is holding a young boy in his arms while standing next to his wife and young daughter.

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    Module 5: Starting Over

    Stan Yogi

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    The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II
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  • A group of activists from the Van Troi Youth Brigade march during a demonstration.

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    Module 6: Redress and Solidarity

    Stan Yogi

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    The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II
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  • Family portrait of the Tape family in 1884. Joseph and Mary are sitting on chairs while Joseph has Emily on his lap. Mamie and Frank are sitting between them. Label at the bottom reads 'Brown, 606 Kearny Street, San Francisco.'

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights

    Mae Ngai

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  • Family portrait of the Tape family in 1884. Joseph and Mary are sitting on chairs while Joseph has Emily on his lap. Mamie and Frank are sitting between them. Label at the bottom reads 'Brown, 606 Kearny Street, San Francisco.'

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    Module 1: That Chinese Girl

    Mae Ngai

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights
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