Resource Tag: Experience
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Deep Dive: Holi
Holi Hai! Happy Festival of Colors! filled with celebration, legend and color, this Hindu tradition dates back to the 4th century and marks the start of Spring.
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Holiday 2021 Gift Guide: AAPI Books and Stories
Our wonderful friends at Children’s Book World in Los Angeles shared with us this list of recommended AAPI children’s books! You can purchase directly from their site. Shop local, share stories, be merry!
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Queen Lili’uokalani – The First and Last Queen of Hawai’i
Queen Lili‘uokalani (1838-1917) was the first sovereign queen, and the last monarch of Hawai‘i, who assumed the throne in the midst of a government takeover by American business owners supported by the U.S. military. After being deposed and placed under house arrest, she fought to preserve native Hawaiian rights and traditions.
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Asian/Pacific Islander American Women: A Historical Anthology
A groundbreaking anthology devoted to Asian/Pacific Islander American women and their experiences Asian/Pacific Islander American Women is the first collection devoted to the historical study of A/PI women’s diverse experiences in America. Covering a broad terrain from pre-large scale Asian emigration and Hawaii in its pre-Western contact period to the continental United States, the Philippines, and […]
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Our Voices, Our Histories: Asian American and Pacific Islander Women
Our Voices, Our Histories brings together thirty-five Asian American and Pacific Islander authors in a single volume to explore the historical experiences, perspectives, and actions of Asian American and Pacific Islander women in the United States and beyond. This volume is unique in exploring Asian American and Pacific Islander women’s lives along local, transnational, and global […]
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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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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.
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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 […]