Our mission is to redefine what being Asian American means in America for future generations

As an administrator, looking to enhance the curriculum for a DK-8th grade school, I found the TeachAAPI curriculum to be purposeful, relevant, and accessible to teachers and students alike. The TeachAAPI units of study are exactly what we have been looking for.

As an Asian American educator, witnessing the integration of AAPI history in our ever-evolving curriculum has evoked many mixed emotions…there is something so powerful and beautifully complex about being Asian American. …we are bonded by shared experiences. It is now more crucial than ever to recognize these diverse voices. We’ve been learning the hard way that the long absence of our history has had painful repercussions, from racial stereotypes to the model minority myth, and of course, the rising hate against our community. The inclusion of AAPI history into our education is not just about the AAPI students, teachers, or community; it’s actually about all of us and our shared American history.

Regarding TAP’s “Belonging Through Books” Program: “We are a Title I school with limited access to funds for new, modern, diverse books. These titles would help decrease the average age of our collection, making it more relevant and engaging for our diverse student population. Our students could see themselves more in our community library space.”

Regarding TAP’s “Belonging Through Books” Program: “Like all schools, budgets are tightening. All the children in our school get a dedicated library hour once a week. Getting new books for library would make a world of difference, especially since we have over 780 children in our school. In addition to that, each teacher will have their own libraries to supplement. Reading is a huge part of the school culture. Our school participates in Reading Olympics and in 5th grade they have their own competition called Book Wars.”

I wish these programs existed when I was a kid growing up in Rural Alabama.

Thank you for making it so easy to implement your programs. I have been wanting to create resources like this but don’t have the time.

Regarding TAP’s Art of Gift Giving Virtual Program with Smithsonian: “Loved the lesson! If we had a way to teach solely via artifacts and primary sources for our social studies curriculum, I would make that move in a second. I was impressed. Thank you!”

TeachAAPI has really established a community and created a network of people who are passionate about educating our students for a more inclusive mindset. I feel honored to be part of the effort.

My trust in TeachAAPI is their focus on providing educators with robust tools for supporting the development of effective, culturally relevant, materials for students. These materials are much needed to support our educators who have limited time to generate detailed lesson plans that work for our diverse student populations in our schools.