Inland Empire Council for the Social Studies
MAY
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Teaching Resources
Videos
We are not a Stereotype: Breaking Down Asian Pacific American Bias
Select which of the 10 videos you want to use in class for for discussion and written responses. https://smithsonianapa.org/learn/not-a-stereotype/
PBS Videos on Asian Americans
These video segments are on different topics, each about 5-10 minutes long.There is also supporting material for discussion and classroom activities.
https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/asian-americans-pbs/
Asian Americans – Advancing Justice
Videos and lessons for H-SS, and E-LA topics.https://www.advancingjustice-la.org/what-we-do/leadership-development/untold-civil-rights-stories/untold-civil-rights-stories-curricular#ethnicstudies
The Asian American and Pacific Islander Experience
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/collections/asian-american-and-pacific-islander-experience/
Sites with Multiple Resources
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - For Teachers
https://asianpacificheritage.gov/for-teachers/
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/topics/asian-pacific-heritage-month/?q=&page=1&per_page=25
Asia Network - Resources for Teaching About Asia
https://www.asianetwork.org/resources/resources-for-teaching/
Featured Resources for Teaching about East Asia NCTAsia
https://nctasia.org/resources/
Archived Lessons and Resources – Association for Asian Studies https://www.asianstudies.org/
Asian American and Pacific Islander - Celebrating Change Makers
https://chssp.ucdavis.edu/blog/celebrating-changemakers-AAPI2022
Classroom Lessons
Lesson Plans on East Asia - Elementary & MS-HS
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/main_pop/related/lessonplans.htm
Lions, Dragons, and Nian: Animals of the Chinese New Year – EDSITEment
https://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plans/lions-dragons-and-nian-animals-chinese-new-year
Soran Bushi: Exploring Japanese Work Song – Smithsonian Folk Ways Elementary
https://folkways.si.edu/soran-bushi-exploring-japanese-work-song/music/tools-for-teaching/smithsonian
Japanese American Internment Camps during WWII – EDSITEment MS-HS
https://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plans/asian-american-pacific-islander-perspectives-within-humanities-education
Asian American & Pacific Islander Perspectives within Humanities Education – EDSITEment - MS - HS
https://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plans/asian-american-pacific-islander-perspectives-within-humanities-education
#Stop AAPI Hate and #Stop Asian Hate - Choices Program - HS
https://www.choices.edu/teaching-news-lesson/stop-aapi-hate/
AAPI Lesson Plans and Resources for the Classroom - iCivics
https://www.icivics.org/news/blog-post/aapi-heritage-month-lesson-plans-and-resources-classroom?emci=cf787f11-e7e5-ed11-8e8b-00224832eb73&emdi=a50649ba-17e8-ed11-8e8b-00224832eb73&ceid=9389366