Audience: Educator
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The Making of Asian America: A History
A “comprehensive…fascinating” (The New York Times Book Review) history of Asian Americans and their role in American life, by one of the nation’s preeminent scholars on the subject, with a new afterword about the recent hate crimes against Asian Americans.
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Asian American History: A Short Introduction
Madeline Y. Hsu weaves a fascinating historical narrative of this “American Dream.” She shows how Asian American success, often attributed to innate cultural values, is more a result of the immigration laws, which have largely pre-selected immigrants of high economic and social potential. Asian Americans have, in turn, been used by politicians to bludgeon newer…
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Inside the Diverse and Growing Asian Population in the U.S.
The number of people who identify as Asian in the United States nearly tripled in the past three decades, and Asians are now the fastest-growing of the nation’s four largest racial and ethnic groups, according to recently released census numbers. But in addition to the uptick, the Asian population has become geographically diverse with wide…
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The Oxford Handbook of Asian American History
After emerging from the tumult of social movements of the 1960s and 1970s, the field of Asian American studies has enjoyed rapid and extraordinary growth. Nonetheless, many aspects of Asian American history still remain open to debate. The Oxford Handbook of Asian American History offers the first comprehensive commentary on the state of the field,…
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I’m Helping My Korean-American Daughter Embrace Her Identity to Counter Racism
Identity and Addressing Anti-Asian Racism: “I’m not sure Asian-American families can avoid ‘the talk’ any longer,” one expert said.
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Strangers From a Distant Shore
A powerful and moving history of Asian Americans that spans centuries, from the acclaimed author of A Different Mirror.
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11 Resources for Teaching About AAPI Experiences
Check out the following resources from a host of cultural institutions including the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian American Experience, Japanese American National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, and California Museum to expand your pool of classroom offerings on the historical and contemporary experiences of AAPI peoples.
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Learning Together Through Reflections on the 9/11 Anniversary
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001. As we reflect on this time together, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center is pleased to present new Learning Together resources about this anniversary, including two new videos in the We Are Not A Stereotype: Breaking down Asian Pacific American bias series.