Lesson Plans/Curriculum
AAJC: K-12 Asian American Curriculum
Adopted by Illinois TEAACH Act
ADL: Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Resources
Below is a list of K-12 curriculum and other resources to bring Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month to your classrooms
Share My Lesson: AAPI Month Educational Resources Collection
In this tailored collection, you’ll find resources, activities and lesson plans that cover various subjects.
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
The award-winning documentary feature film that follows the Chiu family on a surprising journey through Mississippi in search of their lost family history. Along the way, they meet a diverse group of local residents and historians, who shed light on the racially complex history of the early Chinese in the segregated South. Their emotional journey also leads them to discover how exclusionary immigration laws like the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 impacted their family and they learn how deep their roots run in America.
Multigenerational virtual book discussion with Shirley Ann Higuchi, JD, author of "Setsuko’s Secret: Heart Mountain and the Legacy of the Japanese American Incarceration," and Salt Lake City community leaders Dr. Jeanette Misaka and Floyd Mori, who are featured in the book. They discuss the book, the history of Japanese Americans in Salt Lake City, and the relevance today.