Who Decides?: Empire and Independence

How did Native Hawaiians and Filipinos challenge U.S. colonial power and assert their own visions of sovereignty, citizenship, and independence? Who has or should have the right to determine the political future of a nation?

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Wanted for Their Labor, Not Their Belonging: Asian Labor History

How were Asian immigrants essential to the development of the United States while simultaneously excluded from full membership in American society? How did this impact Asian American communities?

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Responding to Horrors: U.S. Refugee Policy in the Post-Vietnam War Period

To what extent do specific historical events shape U.S. refugee policy?

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Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the Coast Guard

What does patriotism mean to different communities within the United States?

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Indigenous Students and Connecticut’s Mission Schools

How can we achieve a better understanding of the past in the absence of primary sources that represent the full picture?

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Asian American History in the Civil War Era: Connecticut’s Connection to the Trade in Indentured Chinese Workers

How have American conceptions of freedom and equality changed throughout U.S. history for members of various racial, ethnic, religious, and gender minority groups?

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