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Escalating U.S. Poverty Rate Sends Shockwaves
This 2010 news segment considers the cause and impact of the rising poverty level in the United States.
July 7, 2014
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Meet Hoʻonani Kamai
Hoʻonani Kamai, a student at Hālau Lōkahi—a public charter school in Hawaii—introduces herself to us and expresses self-pride and knowledge of her cultural roots.
March 20, 2015
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Hawaiians Live in Aloha
This animation sequence explains traditional Hawaiian gender roles and their conception of māhū, or the middle. Kumu Hina, a teacher at Hālau Lōkahi— a public charter school in Hawaii—also discusses the history of colonization and its impact on Hawaiian culture.
March 20, 2015
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Kāne-wahine and Wahine-kāne
Kumu Hina, a teacher at Hālau Lōkahi in Hawaii, explains the gender-fluid language she’s coined for the gender-fluid “place in the middle.”
March 20, 2015
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Hawaiʻi Ponoʻi
The principal of Hālau Lōkahi, a public charter school in Hawaii, speaks to students about the importance of having an appreciation for Hawaiian tradition and history.
March 20, 2015
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Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments
In his anonymous protest of a bill that would institute taxation for established religion, James Madison asserts the necessary separation of church and state and the right of every person to practice religion freely.
June 11, 2015
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Manzanar, 1942
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, over 110,000 Japanese Americans, mostly U.S. citizens, were incarcerated in “War Relocation Camps.” These photographs were taken at Manzanar, one of the ten Japanese internment camps, in 1942.
September 3, 2015
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The Magic Washer
An 1886 advertisement for a laundry detergent called the Magic Washer shows Uncle Sam booting out a group of stereotypically depicted Chinese Americans.
September 3, 2015
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John Brown's Speech to the Court at His Trial
John Brown was charged with murder, insurrection and treason after the raid on Harpers Ferry. After being found guilty and while awaiting his sentencing, he was asked if there was any reason he should not be given the death sentence. He responded with this speech.
November 2, 2015
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International Bill of Gender Rights
This proclamation, although written from the gender perspective, details ten human and civil rights that should be afforded to all human beings.
November 3, 2015
