The Great Migration and the Power of a Single Decision
Journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson tells the story of the Great Migration, the outpouring of six million African Americans from the Jim Crow South to cities in the North and West between World War I and the 1970s.
What Reading Slowly Taught Me About Writing
Jacqueline Woodson invites us to slow down and appreciate stories that take us places we never thought we'd go and introduce us to people we never thought we'd meet. She recalls the role that storytelling plays in connecting humans.
Doc Miller - Creating a Reflective Classroom Community
Facing History's Doc Miller discusses reflective classrooms.
Asian Americans: Breaking Ground
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In episode one, new immigrants arrive from China, India, Japan, the Philippines, and beyond. Eventually barred by anti-Asian laws, they become America’s first “undocumented immigrants.”
Asian Americans: A Question of Loyalty
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In episode two, an American-born generation straddles their birth country and their familial homelands in Asia. This episode also examines the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Asian Americans: Good Americans
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In episode three, Asian American and Pacific Islanders are simultaneously heralded as a "model minority" and suspected as the perpetual foreigner during the Cold War years. AAPI individuals also aspire for the first time to national political office.
Asian Americans: Generation Rising
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In episode four, a young generation fights for equality in the fields, on campuses, and in the culture, and claim a new identity: Asian Americans.
Unit Overview: Discussing Contemporary Islamophobia in the Classroom
Get a bird's-eye view overview of the lessons, materials, and activities in this unit.
Islamophobia, its Past and its Present (Intermediate)
This handout provides an overview of the history of Islamophobia and how it manifests today. This is the "intermediate" version.
Islamophobia, its Past and its Present (Advanced)
This handout provides an overview of the history of Islamophobia and how it manifests today. This is the "advanced" version.
Islamophobic Tropes (Intermediate)
This handout contains five readings about Islamophobic tropes. This is the "intermediate" version.