Dear Educators, It Is Time to Fight for Asian America
An open letter to educators with resources to "learn or unlearn Asian American history, to teach about the oppression from white supremacy, and to teach about the movements, activists, and solidarity across movements."
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Asian Americans in the People’s History of the United States
Profile.
Brief profiles of people and events from Asian American and Pacific Islander people's history.
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Teaching Untold Stories During Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
By Moé Yonamine, 2012
“They’re Latinos…I think they’re some kind of farm workers.” “No, they’re…
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“They’re Latinos…I think they’re some kind of farm workers.” “No, they’re…
Teaching Untold Stories During Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Most U.S. history textbooks now acknowledge that beginning in 1942, the U.S. government rounded up…
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Teaching Untold Stories During Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
By Moé Yonamine
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“They’re Latinos . . . I think they’re some kind of farm workers.”
“No, they’re Asians with name tags.”
And then a student in a quiet voice walked by me slowly and muttered, “I think something really bad is happening to them.”
My students at Roosevelt High School in Portland, Oregon — one of the state’s most racially diverse schools — studied each black and white photo posted around the room, inspecting the background and the facial expressions; confused, anxious, frustrated. They began a journey to uncover the hidden story of the Japanese Latin American removal, internment, and deportation during World War II.
“No, they’re Asians with name tags.”
And then a student in a quiet voice walked by me slowly and muttered, “I think something really bad is happening to them.”
My students at Roosevelt High School in Portland, Oregon — one of the state’s most racially diverse schools — studied each black and white photo posted around the room, inspecting the background and the facial expressions; confused, anxious, frustrated. They began a journey to uncover the hidden story of the Japanese Latin American removal, internment, and deportation during World War II.
Teaching About Asian Pacific Americans: Effective Activities, Strategies, and Assignments for Classrooms and Communities
Teaching Guide. Edited by Edith Wen-Chu Chen and Glenn Omatsu. 2006.
Comprehensive collection of articles and lessons on Asian Pacific American history.
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Comprehensive collection of articles and lessons on Asian Pacific American history.
Teach Truth Day of Action 2024
We invite educators, students, parents, and community members to host an information table or an event at a historic site to defend the freedom to learn and LGBTQ+ rights on June 8, 2024.
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La historia del pueblo de Estados Unidos para jóvenes
Book — Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn, adapted by Rebecca Stefoff with additions by Ed Morales. Translated by Hugo García Manríquez. 2023. 608 pages.
A Spanish translation of the young adult version of the best-selling A People’s History of the United States.
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A Spanish translation of the young adult version of the best-selling A People’s History of the United States.
The Day of Silence: Queer Kids, Conservative Kids, and the Silences Within and Between Them
Article. By Anna McMaken-Marsh. Rethinking Schools. 2022.
A high school teacher navigates the tensions that arise in conversations with students about the Day of Silence, and how to bridge divides.
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A high school teacher navigates the tensions that arise in conversations with students about the Day of Silence, and how to bridge divides.
Teach Truth Day of Action in the News
The Teach Truth Day of Action was featured in local news stories, podcasts, and national news outlets.
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