Classroom Resources
From the Library of Congress: Web Guides developed by the Library of Congress Digital Reference Section
Digital Collections: Chinese Exclusion Act
From the University of Illinois: This instructional unit focuses on the Chinese immigrant experience in late 19th Century America. The activities in this unit could be used in a U.S. history curriculum in lessons on immigration, industrialization, and urban life in the late 19th century, as well as a unit focused on Chinese immigration and that deal with issues of social and cultural diversity and national identity.
The Chinese Experience in 19th Century America
From the Digital Public Library of America
Primary source set with teaching guide
Early Chinese Immigration to the U.S.
From Digital History
“Using new technologies to enhance teaching and research”
Digital History: Asian Voices
From the National Endowment of the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent federal agency created in 1965. It is one of the largest funders of humanities programs in the United States.
NEH-supported projects and resources on the Asian-American and Pacific Islander experience
From the Asian Pacific American Center at the Smithsonian
The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center is a migratory museum that brings history, art and culture to you through innovative community-focused experiences.
Standing together against hate. A collection of resources
Social Justice Books
SocialJusticeBooks.org is a project of Teaching for Change, a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide teachers and parents with the tools to create schools where students learn to read, write and change the world.
A selection of multicultural and social justice books for young adults and educators
- From Rethinking Schools: Dear Educators, It Is Time to Fight for Asian America This article includes a list of resources for teaching about the long history of Anti-Asian racism and violence against Asian Americans, as well about activists and solidarity across liberation movements.
- From Facing History and Ourselves: This Teaching Idea is a guide for teachers to navigate conversations with their students after news of a mass shooting, terrorist attack, or other violent event.
- From the NCTE : This post was written by members of the NCTE Committee Against Racism and Bias in the Teaching of English. It includes teaching resources and articles. Our Solidarity Is More Than Symbolic
- From Re-Imagining Migration: Re-imagining Migration’s mission is to advance the education and well-being of immigrant-origin youth, decrease bias and hatred against young people of diverse origins, and help rising generations develop the critical understanding and empathy necessary to build and sustain welcoming and inclusive communities.
- From Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance): Learning for Justice provides free resources to educators — teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners — who work with children from kindergarten through high school.
- Addressing Anti-Asian Bias
- Responding to Anti-Asian Violence and Georgia Shootings
- I am Asian American: Uncover the true diversity beneath the Asian American label
- We Still Haven’t Learned From This: Japanese American incarceration stories are American stories that need to be told
- How to Respond to Coronavirus Racism
- From NEWSELA, Collection of articles addressing Anti-Asian Violence (Requires subscription)
- There's been a rise in anti-Asian attacks. Here's how to be an ally to the community
- As Asian Americans face racist attacks, a PBS series celebrates their unsung history
- Perspective: Lunar Year is about Resiliency
- Life in an internment camp drove Yuri Kochiyama's commitment to social justice
- What it's like to be Asian during the coronavirus pandemic
From the Library of Congress: Web Guides developed by the Library of Congress Digital Reference Section
Digital Collections: Chinese Exclusion Act
From the University of Illinois: This instructional unit focuses on the Chinese immigrant experience in late 19th Century America. The activities in this unit could be used in a U.S. history curriculum in lessons on immigration, industrialization, and urban life in the late 19th century, as well as a unit focused on Chinese immigration and that deal with issues of social and cultural diversity and national identity.
The Chinese Experience in 19th Century America
From the Digital Public Library of America
Primary source set with teaching guide
Early Chinese Immigration to the U.S.
From Digital History
“Using new technologies to enhance teaching and research”
Digital History: Asian Voices
From the National Endowment of the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent federal agency created in 1965. It is one of the largest funders of humanities programs in the United States.
NEH-supported projects and resources on the Asian-American and Pacific Islander experience
From the Asian Pacific American Center at the Smithsonian
The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center is a migratory museum that brings history, art and culture to you through innovative community-focused experiences.
Standing together against hate. A collection of resources
Social Justice Books
SocialJusticeBooks.org is a project of Teaching for Change, a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide teachers and parents with the tools to create schools where students learn to read, write and change the world.
A selection of multicultural and social justice books for young adults and educators
Additional Readings from a Variety of News Outlets
From The Conversation.com
“The Conversation is a nonprofit, independent news organization dedicated to unlocking the knowledge of experts for the public good. We publish trustworthy and informative articles written by academic experts for the general public and edited by our team of journalists.”
From ReAppropriate
“The web’s longest-running and one of the most widely-read AAPI feminism blogs."
Critical Race Theory is not Anti-Asian
From American Friends Service Committee
Founded in 1917, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that promotes lasting peace with justice, as a practical expression of faith in action.
Standing up to anti-Asian racism
From NPR
NPR is an independent, nonprofit media organization that was founded on a mission to create a more informed public. Through its network of member stations, NPR makes local stories national, national stories local, and global stories personal. Anti-Asian Attacks Rise During Pandemic. Read NPR's Stories On The Surge In Violence
From the New York Times
How Racism and Sexism Intertwine to Torment Asian-American Women
From The Conversation.com
“The Conversation is a nonprofit, independent news organization dedicated to unlocking the knowledge of experts for the public good. We publish trustworthy and informative articles written by academic experts for the general public and edited by our team of journalists.”
- The Atlanta attacks were not just racist and misogynist, they painfully reflect the society we live in
- The model minority myth hides the racist and sexist violence experienced by Asian women
- US has a long history against Asian women
- Racism is behind anti-Asian American violence, even when it’s not a hate crime
- Two stereotypes that diminish the humanity of the Atlanta shooting victims – and all Asian Americans
- What is a hate crime? The narrow legal definition makes it hard to charge and convict
- Asian Americans top target for threats and harassment during pandemic
- Asians are good at math? Why dressing up racism as a compliment just doesn’t add up
- The long history of US racism against Asian Americans, from ‘yellow peril’ to ‘model minority’ to the ‘Chinese virus’
From ReAppropriate
“The web’s longest-running and one of the most widely-read AAPI feminism blogs."
Critical Race Theory is not Anti-Asian
From American Friends Service Committee
Founded in 1917, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that promotes lasting peace with justice, as a practical expression of faith in action.
Standing up to anti-Asian racism
From NPR
NPR is an independent, nonprofit media organization that was founded on a mission to create a more informed public. Through its network of member stations, NPR makes local stories national, national stories local, and global stories personal. Anti-Asian Attacks Rise During Pandemic. Read NPR's Stories On The Surge In Violence
From the New York Times
How Racism and Sexism Intertwine to Torment Asian-American Women
Additional Resources and Statements
New York City Employment and Training Coalition (NYCETC) compilation of resources:
Stop AAPI Hate’s National Reports
An Additional Crowd-Sourced Resource List
How to support the AAPI community in a time of hate and violence: A Resource List
Statements
New York City Employment and Training Coalition (NYCETC) compilation of resources:
- Toolkit for Addressing Anti-Asian Bias, Discrimination, and Hate
- Bystander Intervention Strategies from the Center for Anti-Violence Education
- Resources on Black-Asian solidarity
- Advancing Justice (AAJC)’s Google doc on Anti-Hate on Community Resources
Stop AAPI Hate’s National Reports
An Additional Crowd-Sourced Resource List
How to support the AAPI community in a time of hate and violence: A Resource List
Statements
- Georgia’s Asian American Leaders Call for Community Centered Response After Six Asian Women are Murdered
- New Yorkers Reject Anti-Asian Violence and White Supremacy: Solidarity Letter
- An Open Letter: Members of California’s AAPI Community Call Out Racialized Misogyny and Hypersexualization in American Society
- Red Canary Song: Response to shootings at Gold Massage Spa, Young’s Asian Massage, and AromaTherapy Spa