Audience: Educator
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Hawaii’s Story by Queen Lili’uokalani
Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen is a book written by Queen Liliʻuokalani, the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. It was first published in 1898, five years after the overthrow of the Kingdom. In it, Liliʻuokalani gives her account of her upbringing, her accession to the throne, the overthrow of her government by pro-American forces, her appeals to…
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Light in the Crevice Never Seen
In an expanded edition of the first book of poetry by an indigenous Hawaiian to be published in North America, Haunani-Kay Trask describes the wounded beauty and the fiery origins of her native land. Through Trask’s eyes we see a Hawai’I of living contradictions. Strange unscented trees from Asia, ill-clothed people, and miles of wire…
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Talking With Children About Racism, Police Brutality And Protests
Article to help parents speak with their children about racism and current events
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Children And Racism
Facts for Families: Tips for parents on how to talk to children about racism
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The Sikh Coalition Website
Community, classroom and anti-racism resources to support and promote Sikh inclusion
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Support AAPI Educators And Students
Resources across the spectrum to support AAPI educators and students
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Asian American K-12 Education Curriculum
Through relevant and engaging lesson plans and activities, the resources developed will seek to inspire a deeper understanding of the history, current experience, and future trajectory of our nation’s fastest-growing demographic group. Important content and themes explored in the series will be used to teach concepts while meeting national content standards.
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Interpreter of Maladies
This short story collection by Jhumpa Lahiri is great for high school students and adults. Her stories talk about emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations. In stories that travel from India to America and back again, Lahiri speaks with universal eloquence to everyone who has ever felt like…
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K-12 Asian American Curriculum – Professional Development Workshops
Access to the following workshops: Citizenship, Civil Rights, Elementary Education, Identity, Immigration, Racism, South Asian Americans, Stand Against Hatred
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Teaching About Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia
There are an abundance of resources available for educators to use to talk in their classroom about anti-Asian racism and xenophobia. The majority of resources below discuss how the coronavirus has fueled racism against Asian Americans, but there is plenty of helpful information for teaching your students about this topic generally.
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‘Death by a Thousand Cuts’: The Impact of Microaggressions on the AAPI Community
Psychiatrist Dr. Warren Ng discusses the historical roots of microaggressions, how they can lead to physical assaults, and the mental health toll they take on Asian Americans.
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Beyond the Golden Rule: A Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice
Talking to your kids about tolerence and allyship, a guide for children of all ages