Introducing AAPI Curriculum: Points of Entry
There are a vast array of resources available to educators and sometimes it can be overwhelming. We recommend starting with these tools, which offer a variety of entry points K-12.
Curriculum Guides
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Grade Level: 6–8
If you are an Ancient History teacher wanting to incorporate AAPI histories into your classroom, this guide is for you. Explore various topics and historical connections as entry points for curricular inclusion of AAPIs.
Credit: Sulynn Miao
Grade Level: 6–8
If you are a World History teacher wanting to incorporate AAPI histories into your classroom, this guide is for you. Explore various topics and historical connections as entry points for curricular inclusion of AAPIs.
Credit: Sulynn Miao
Grade Level: 9–12
If you are a Modern World History teacher wanting to incorporate AAPI histories into your classroom, this guide is for you. Explore various topics and historical connections as entry points for curricular inclusion of AAPIs.
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Grade Level: K–12
This companion guide to the NYC Department of Education’s Hidden Voices: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in United States History offers alignment to New Jersey State Learning Standards (NJSLS) for Social Studies for K-12. All 38 profiles of AAPI historical figures featured in the Hidden Voices project are mapped to NJSLS for smooth adaptation to K-12 classrooms.
Credit: Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago
Grade Level: K–5
This teaching tool provides sample resources and books for incorporating Asian American experiences and histories into K-5 lesson planning across existing Social Studies themes.
Credit: Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago
Grade Level: 6–12
This teaching tool provides sample resources and texts for incorporating Asian American histories into 6-12 lesson planning for Social Studies courses across various U.S. history topics.
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Grade Level: K–12
This framework is an introduction for educators to use when considering how to incorporate Pacific Islander histories and narratives into K-12 ethnic studies curriculum. Organized into three main units, this framework provides some key questions, selected concepts, and introductory resources on Pacific Islander definitions of history, identity, self-determination, sovereignty, disaggregation, and solidarity.
Credit: Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago
Grade Level: K–12
This tool provides a variety of resources for teaching Asian American histories, including collections of texts, media, and primary sources, as well as ready-to-go lesson plans. Educators can peruse by topic, grade level, theme, and more. Please note that these resources are aligned to Illinois Learning Standards.
Credit: The Asian American Education Project
Grade Level: K–12
This guide aligns the wide array of lesson plans from the Asian American Education Project with New Jersey State Learning Standards (NJSLS) for Social Studies for K-12. Educators can peruse by grade level, topic, or NJSLS standard for related lesson plans.
