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ASBA celebrates Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with educational resources for school board members and school districts.

This webpage contains a variety of resources that are available for board members and school districts to aid them in celebrating Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. 

Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebrates the culture, traditions and history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843. Additionally, a majority of the transcontinental railroad was completed by Chinese immigrants on May 10, 1869. 

Join us as we honor the great contributions and success made by the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.

“I was raised by a mother who said to me all the time, “Kamala, you may be the first to do many things — make sure you’re not the last.”

Kamala Harris, first Asian American Vice President of the United States

Below you can find educational resources to use to help celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Resources

BOARD RESOLUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 

White House Proclamation

White House Memorandum Condemning and Combating Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States

United States Census Bureau Data and Information

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center

U.S. Senate- History of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Board Proclamation

BOOKS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH

Book recommendations for children and young adults-Asian/Asian-American/South Asian/South-Asian American/Pacific Islander

34 books for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (and all months)

Social Justice Books- Asian American Recommended Titles

“Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning”

INFLUENTIAL AND HISTORIC FIGURES

  • Hiram FongFirst U.S. senator of Asian ancestry
  • Larry RamosFirst Asian American and Filipino American to win a Grammy Award
  • May ChenLed one of the largest Asian American worker strikes

FOR THE CLASSROOM

Lesson Plan: 9 Ideas for Teaching Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month

Fun Facts: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Fun Facts Activity

Teacher’s Guide: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage and History in the U.S

18 Student Activities to Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS

Library of Congress: Celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center

National Educators Association Teaching Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage 

9 Ideas for Teaching Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

ARTICLES

Washington Post- The long, ugly history of anti-Asian racism and violence in the U.S.

Dear Educators, It Is Time to Fight for Asian America

IDENTITY-BASED CURRICULUM MODULES

Asian American Education Project Thematic Identity 

Teaching For Change

UNITS OF STUDY

Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Studies

Thematic Units of Study

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