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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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We Are Not A Stereotype – Breaking Down Asian Pacific American Bias
The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center is proud to present We are not a stereotype, a video series for educators, by educators. This series explores and challenges the complexity surrounding the term Asian Pacific American, breaking it down into topics that span multiple timelines, geographies, and identities.
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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.
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Lesson Plans: Untold Civil Rights Stories Online
Lesson plans for the following: George Takei: Leading Man, APPI Women Voices: Untold Stories Through Poetry; Freeing Ourselves From Prison Sweatshops: Thai Garment Workers Speak Out; United Farm Workers Movement: Philip Vera Cruz, Unsung Hero; Vincent Chin – Lily Chin: The Courage to Speak Out; A Family Educates to Prevent Hate Crimes: The Case of…
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Looking for a Gold-Rush Town Named Chinese Camp
A writer went searching for Asian American history in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, where thoughts of Chinese immigrants labored during the Gold Rush but where traces of their presence are few.
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Addressing Anti-Asian Racism with Students
In April 2020, we interviewed Liz Kleinrock, an anti-bias educator and consultant based in Los Angeles, California. We interviewed Liz to learn more about how addressing or ignoring anti-Asian racism in our classrooms and communities can impact student learning
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Mountain Movers: Student Activism & The Emergence of Asian American Studies
Educator Resources to the Asian American Movement
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Bystander Intervention Training – The 5 D’s of Bystander Intervention
Hollaback! provides trainings on how to do your part to protect your neighbors and co-workers when bias and harassment collide in front of you.
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Asian American Racism & Mental Health Resources
Our Center is proud to join this movement with a focus on the area we know best: mental health. Racial trauma is real. It makes the world feel less safe and causes emotional and physical problems. Yet far too often, victims of racial trauma struggle in shame and silence, or even have their pain invalidated…
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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
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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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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.