US House of Representatives
Exclusion and Empire, 1898–1941
Often forgotten and written off as the model minority, Americans with heritage in Asia and the Pacific Islands have played an essential role in American history, including Congress. Budding historians reclaim history by researching the...
US House of Representatives
From Exclusion to Inclusion, 1941–1992
The legacy of Japanese American internment impacted America for decades, including Congress. Class members consider the tenure of Asian American representatives in Congress and how the legacy of World War II affected their service. Other...
US House of Representatives
A Growing Diversity, 1993–2017
Connect current events to the roles of AAPI members in Congress. Activities include tracing the impact of the Vietnam War on today's representatives. Learners have various options to explore, including role-play exercises and creating a...
Americans All
A Simulation: The Peopling of America
What was it like to pass through Ellis Island? Learners move through the immigration process of the early 1900s in a simulation activity. A comprehensive activity includes role-playing profiles and other manipulative items such as...
Annenberg Foundation
Egalitarian America
What does a true American represent? Scholars investigate the equal rights era of the 1960s and 1970s in the 20th installment of a 22-part series on American history. Using photographic, magazine, written, and video evidence, groups...
Curated OER
Asian-American History
Students explore aspects of Asian-American culture. In this lesson plan, students use the internet to research American history and the Asian American experience, complete Asian inspired art and read a biography. This lesson includes...
Curated OER
Famous Asian Americans
Students conduct basic research using library and/or Internet resources and
study about the contributions of Asian Americans. They use a copy of the Famous Asian Americans work sheet to use for their research.
Curated OER
Asian Americans: Where Do They Come From?
Young scholars identify 15 places (14 countries plus Hawaii) from which large populations of Asian Americans originate. They create a graph to help themselves visualize the places from which large populations of Asian Americans...
Curated OER
Impact of War with Asia on Asian Americans
Eleventh graders identify perceptions towards Asians widely held by the American public through the analysis of political cartoons from the 1940's and 1990's
Curated OER
Asian Americans and U.S.-Asia Relations
Students identify through research perceptions towards Asians widely held by the American public through the analysis of political cartoons from the 1940s and 1990s.
Other
Asian Nation:the Landscape of Asian America
This is a one stop informational resource on everything to do with today's diverse Asian American community. Provides a broad overview of the many different issues that this culture must face. Latest headlines are continuously updated.
Other
The History Teacher: Incarceration of the Japanese Americans
A historical article in which a well known historian argues that given today's current political climate, what happened to the Japanese Americans in World War 2 could happen again.
PBS
Pbs: Searching for Asian America
PBS presents profiles of Asian American individuals, including Washington's Governor Gary Locke, as it examines what it is like to be an Asian American in the United States today.
History Link
History Link: Korean Americans in King County
Fascinating history of Korean Americans in the Seattle/King County area. Includes the basics of Korean history and some short biographies of prominent Korean Americans.
Library of Congress
Loc: Born Free and Equal
Compete digitized copy of Ansel Adam's book about Manzanar.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Inst.: Japanese Americans and Constitutional Guarantees
A lesson plan that explores the history of the treatment of Japanese-Americans during World War II and a discussion of some of the resulting Supreme Court cases.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Becoming American: The Chinese Experience (Educator's Guide)
A 48-page guide designed for teachers who are using "Becoming American," a PBS series on Chinese immigration to the United States in their classrooms. The guide examines the historical events and significance of Chinese migration to...
PBS
Pbs: Becoming American: The Chinese Experience
This site from PBS presents the journey of the Chinese immigrant from a historical perspective. Current day immigrants discuss the experience of living with two cultures.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Asian American Portraits of Encounter
Exhibition of the work of seven contemporary Asian American artists considers the genre from a distinctly Asian American point of view.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: A Thousand Paper Cranes
This historical fiction lesson plan is for students reading Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr, in which they can discuss the tragedy of Hiroshima and its impact as well as other themes.
abcteach
Abcteach: A Worksheet: Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes [Pdf]
This learning exercise is a terrific resource for busy teachers. You can print it out to give to your students reading "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr.
History Link
Japanese Americans in Seattle
Abridged history of the Japanese American population in the Seattle area.
University of Wisconsin
Univ. Of Wisconsin: Indians in Usa a Success Story
This site is provided for by the University of Wisconsin. Statistical discussion of the success of Asian Indians in America. The article includes information on income, education level and societal contributions.
University of Wisconsin
Univ. Of Wisconsin: Indians in Usa a Success Story
This site is provided for by the University of Wisconsin. Statistical discussion of the success of Asian Indians in America. The article includes information on income, education level and societal contributions.