Asian American & Pacific Islander Perspectives & Experiences

Citizens If Born Here

Overview

Students analyze a map to gain background knowledge of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) perspectives and experiences and read an historical newspaper article to launch further investigation into ways that AAPI individuals and organizations engaged as civic actors in U.S. history. Next, students consider how art and literature provide windows, mirrors, and sliding doors to AAPI perspectives and experiences. After, students create a digital artifact that reveals how a contemporary AAPI person is engaging civically and contributing to U.S. culture.

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Grade

High School, Middle School

Subjects

Art, Civics, Social Studies

Length

180-240 minutes

Topics

art, Asian American Pacific Islander, Chinese American, citizenship, civic engagement, culture, literature, perspectives, U.S. Supreme Court, Wong Kim Ark

Author

EDSITEment

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