Online resources

Overall resources

• Asian American Studies 101 for Curriculum Writers
• Jason Chang And Local AAPI History Social Studies ConneCTion: Dr. Jason Chang shares insight about the local connections to Asian American/Pacific Islander Studies and his historical comic, The Cargo Rebellion: Those Who Chose Freedom.
• Connecticut Elementary and Secondary Social Studies Standards

Connecticut focus

• The Asian American Studies Curriculum Lab supports Connecticut K-12 educators integrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) studies into their classrooms.
• The Asian Pacific American Coalition of CT or APAC CT: Timeline of Asian American and Pacific Islanders Connecticut
• A Diaspora in Focus: profiles of Connecticut community members who are of South Asian, East Asian, and Southeast Asian descent, highlights one individual from each of the almost two dozen Asian communities in Connecticut.  
• 8 webinars with local experts, educators, historians, and community leaders/members on Asian American & Pacific Islander communities (with most sessions focused on Connecticut communities)
  • AAPI Studies Webinar Series: The Founding of the UConn Asian American Cultural Center: As part of CCSS' AAPI Studies webinar series, please join us with Founding Director of the UConn Asian American Cultural Center, Angela Rola, for a webinar where Rola will share the history behind the founding of the center as part of CT's Asian American history and how the center stays grounded in its mission to serve students and the community today and into the future.
  • Exploring Perspectives and Identities of Native Hawaiian students at the Cornwall Mission School: As part of the AAPI Studies Webinar Series, Kate Zullo (Head of Education, Litchfield Historical Society) will share context and primary sources to shed light on the perspectives and experiences of the Native Hawaiian youth who were students at the Cornwall Mission School in the early 1800s.
  • Overview of Asian American & Pacific Islander History in CT: Please join CCSS and Dr. Quan Tran for an introductory overview of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) History in CT, including over 200 years of the AAPI umbrella community's contributions to our state.
  • Understanding Indian Culture through the Lens of Oral Traditions: Through this session facilitated by Sarada Nori of Layavinyasa, K-12 educators will engage in topics such as oral traditions of India and genres of performing arts to understand the connection between spirituality and cultural identity, and explore resources to integrate Asian and Asian American Studies into their lessons across subject areas.
  • An Introduction to Muslims in CT, the USA, and Around the World: Please join us for a session with Aida Mansoor (of the Muslim Coalition of CT and Islamic Association of Greater Hartford, also Director of Field Education for MA in Chaplaincy and MA Peacebuilding at the Hartford International University for Religion and Peace). In line with the new CT Elementary and Secondary Social Studies Content Standards, Aida will share about the Islamic pillars of faith (including Ramadan) and information about Muslims in CT, in the USA, and around the world, as well as resources for K-12 teachers to guide their content instruction and community building to create a more inclusive classroom for their students who are Muslim and for all of their students.
  • Teaching Filipino American & Asian American History through the Arts: In honor of Filipino American History Month (which is not just in October, but every month of the year) please join CCSS and the New Britain Museum of American Art (NBMAA) for a webinar centering Filipino American History and including Asian American History. Francis Estrada, NBMAA’s Senior Manager of Community Engagement & Family Programs, will share about primary resources, including a documentary (Delano Manongs) and a set of photos by Dorothea Lange.
  • Sikh Americans: Who They Are & The Challenges They Face: A man, proudly wearing a turban and a full beard. A woman, elegantly bearing her long hair. Do you wonder who they are? In line with the new CT Elementary and Secondary Social Studies Content Standards, learn about the Sikhs and their peaceful belief system through a panel led by Sikh elementary and high school students in Connecticut. They will be speaking on their experiences growing up in a post-9/11 world and what it means to be a citizen of the United States of America when your identity can be misconstrued as a threat.
  • Tibetan Community of CT: Please join CCSS and guest presenter, Tenzin Dhondup, for a webinar focused on our Tibetan community in CT. Dhondup will share about the history of his community's immigration to the USA and CT, his community's current day presence in our state (including youth activism in the Tibetan Freedom Movement), and tips and resources for teachers.

National focus

• AAPI Multimedia Textbook | AASC find the actual page Resources | AASC check out the resources tab. The Multimedia Textbook on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders will provide the most comprehensive history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with embedded curricula for high school, college and lifelong learners available free online.
• Asian American Voices for Education
• Yuri Project YURI creates educational resources and experiences. We help educators tell a more complete narrative of history, aiming to build coalitions and understanding across diverse communities.
• South Asian American Digital Archive Our archive, storytelling projects, exhibits, artistic partnerships, walking tours, lesson plans, and books reflect a community of over 6.1 million individuals and more than 250 years of history.
• Hidden Voices: Untold Stories of New York City History | WeTeachNYC hiddenvoices_web_zoom.pdf The Hidden Voices project is a collaboration between the NYCDOE Social Studies Department and the Museum of the City of New York. It was initiated to help NYC students learn about and honor the inn...
• How to Teach the Philippine American War
• How to Teach the Korean War
• How to Teach the Vietnam War
• How to Teach WWII Japanese American Incarceration
• Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum explores Asian Pacific American Women. Asian Pacific American Women | Smithsonian American Women's History Museum

TeachIt lessons

• Making a Difference: Individuals in Connecticut History Grade 3
• Indigenous Students and Connecticut’s Mission Schools Grade 8
• Asian American History in the Civil War Era: Connecticut’s Connection to the Trade in Indentured Chinese Workers Grade 8
• Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the Coast Guard High School
• The Chinese Educational Mission and How Asian American Stories Reframe American History High School
• Responding to Horrors: U.S. Refugee Policy in the Post-Vietnam War Period High School