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Asian Pacific Islander History

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  • Picketers in Support of Hiring Negro Workers for Ford Motor Company, 1942. MOWM inspired this Detroit-based protest to demand Ford hire Black Women in their plants. / THF132237
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    Grace Lee Boggs' Lifelong Call for Change

    Revolutionary political philosopher, writer and activist, Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015) dedicated her life to creating social change, often in collaboration with her husband James Boggs.
  • THF127407 / Thomas Sato on a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, Maryland, 1921
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    Prosperity Found: A Glimpse into the Life of Thomas Sato

    In the early 1920s, Tsuneji "Thomas" Sato (1882-1969) found himself in the middle of a Michigan lumber camp on the opposite side of the world from his birthplace in Japan.
  • A pineapple canning factory
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    Agriculture in Hawaii: Pineapple

    Pineapple cultivation in Hawaii confirms global movement of plants and people. Then next time you pick up a can of Hawaiian pineapple, consider the global movement of plants — and the histories of the people that contributed to it.