Facing History explores the complex story surrounding this term to broaden educators' understanding of and ability to teach about AAPI and API histories and contemporary life.
Facing History invites educators to take advantage of the resources we've gathered from a host of cultural institutions to expand what the classroom has to offer on the historical and contemporary experiences of AAPI peoples.
Centering AAPI Students in the Classroom: An Expert Interview
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Kaitlin Smith
Dr. Guofang Li and Dr. Nicholas D. Hartlep, leading scholars in the field of Asian-American Education, discuss obstacles to delivering quality education to Asian and Pacific Islander American (AAPI) students, the emergence and pervasiveness of the “model minority myth” (or “stereotype”), and how educators can actively center the needs and experiences of their AAPI students.
Facing History provides three essays that speak to just a few of the countless unique roles that educators play in strengthening our communities, as well as some of the stressors teachers face and how schools and communities can better support them.
Facing History invites educators to weave poetry into classroom instruction using four of our teaching resources to shed light on historical and contemporary experiences and to help students process their own identities and emotions.
Taking inspiration from Facing History’s work, join us in conversation about the challenges we face in building a cohesive society and robust democracy. This event will be held in-person.