Asian Immigrant Origin

PBS’s Chinese Exclusion Act (chapter 1)

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Use this short excerpt from PBS's Chinese Exclusion as part of…
This black and white image of Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island can be used in a lesson plan on the history of immigration to the United States.

Immigrant Students Are Internalizing Stereotypes. Educators Can Help

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Did you see our commentary Immigrant Students Are Internalizing…
Moving Stories

A lesson in civility: The negativity immigrant students hear

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A survey of immigrant children in the U.S. revealed just how…

Classroom Resource: Facundo the Great

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Discussions about names can provide opportunities to build community,…

Educator Spotlight: Carola Suárez Orozco

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Culturally Responsive Teaching with Carola Suárez Orozco The…

Educator Spotlight: Sara Ahmed, Teaching The Arrival

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  Educator Spotlight: Teaching the Arrival Welcome…

Names, Identity, and Immigration

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Names play an important role in our identities. The selection…

Blog – Southeast Asian Refugee Children’s Education: What We Know and Where We Need to Go

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By Bao Nhia Moua, M.Ed Southeast Asian Refugee Children’s…

How do you prove you are loyal?: Japanese Americans and WWII

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On February 19, 1942, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt issued…

Alone at Angel Island

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Overview: This audio story from PRI is a great resource for using…

Your stories are our history.

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By Kathryn Lloyd, Director of Programs at the Tenement Museum “It…

The Struggles and Successes of a Model Minority

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By Zhaoyang Liu While Asians are now seen as one the most…

Wong Kim Ark, the 14th Amendment and Birthright citizenship in the U.S.

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Citizenship in the United States is granted not solely by…

Ensuring Equity for ELL Students

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Recent data suggests that English Learners are the fastest growing…