Asian American & Pacific Islander Perspectives & Experiences
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