History books in schools across the country cover pivotal moments over the centuries: the American Revolution, the Civil War and more. Yet, the diversity and richness of historically marginalized communities is often more of a glimpse than a deep look.
They designed dozens of lessons that offer a more comprehensive look at a"It is very disappointing that it hasn't happened before, and that there's an invisibility of this very fast-growing ethnic group," said co-executive director and co-founder of the Asian American Education Project, Stewart Kwoh.
"We realized the hatred against Asian Americans was increasing," said Kwoh. "We really wanted to push education in the schools, in particular so that the stereotypes of Asian Americans could be reduced or stopped." The lessons also show examples of cross-cultural solidarity, such as the Thai garment workers who fought for freedom. They were found imprisoned in sweatshop conditions in an El Monte apartment in the 90s. They later partnered with Latino garment workers and helped establish more statewide labor protections in the industry.
"For math teachers, for science teachers, for English teachers, social studies teachers, you name it. We can integrate our lesson plans into the lesson plans that they are already teaching," said Kwoh.
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