Examining the rich history of Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American (APIDA) civic participation and resistance can spark an important classroom lesson on anti-Asian hate during the COVID-19 pandemic.

While some racial and ethnic groups share similarities, it’s important to disaggregate our teaching so that overlooked communities such as Southeast Asians can be properly represented.

Studying the artists and art of Japanese American incarceration can deepen student understanding about the experiences of 120,000 people forcibly removed from their homes during World War II.

Examining the Page Act, which restricted the immigration of Chinese women into the United States, can stimulate important classroom discussions on the stigmatization of Asian women and its lingering implications today.

The featured list of lesson plans, websites, and primary sources can help teachers regularly incorporate APIDA history into the social studies classroom.

This timeline of APIDA history can launch numerous classroom activities that explore the historical, political, and societal contexts of specific events.

The exploration of the trajectory of Shirley Chisholm’s political life can be a springboard into a classroom lesson on suffrage that connects issues of race, class, and gender.