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A Teacher and His Former Student Reflect on Choosing to Participate
Gene Woods taught Chevon Williams in a Facing History classroom—he helped inspire her to be an upstander, just as a teacher years before had done for him.
![Chevon Williams and Gene Woods at the 2023 New York Benefit Dinner](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-05/2117-FHO-041923Hechler_0.jpg?h=02e94fe7&itok=9U6wfQpE)
AAPI Trailblazers: Anna May Wong, Larry Itliong, and Mee Moua
Discover how AAPI upstanders Anna May Wong, Larry Itliong, and Mee Moua not only made their mark on the world but widened the path for others.
![Chinese American actress, Anna May Wong, first Hmong American to be elected to a state legislature in the U.S., Mee Moua and Filipino American labor organizer, Larry Itliong are featured.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-05/Anna_May_Wong%2C_Larry_Itliong%2C_and_Mee_Moua.jpg?h=0cd817c1&itok=9zv5DmX1)
Partner with Us
Your partnership with Facing History demonstrates a meaningful commitment to a more equitable future.
![High school student sitting in classroom and smiling](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Chicago_Classroom_2018_FH151326.jpg?h=c3635fa2&itok=VMjJpc9a)
Monuments and Memorials Are Conversation Starters
Dimitry Anselme discusses how monuments and memorials can be an entry point for students to discover underrepresented stories.
![The Robert Gould Shaw And Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-05/The_Robert_Gould_Shaw_and_Massachusetts_54th_Regiment_Memorial_%28c65efc6a-6b80-4def-aad7-88012b9b9e14%29.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=LnNQzsv4)
An Exciting Summer of Learning
Explore our array of summer professional development opportunities to help you prepare for an impactful school year ahead.
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Belonging, Connections and Growth: Reflections on an Exchange
Two teachers share how a school exchange trip had a lasting impact on staff and students alike, and how Facing History UK helped to make it happen.
![Carla March Ferrer and Sanum Khan are educators at Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School, in Aylesbury, U.K.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-05/2.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=Gf0w1bor)
Celebrating Our Southern California Community of Upstanders
In our annual Southern California Partner School Network Upstander Celebration, we highlight the actions of upstanders within this community.
![Photograph of the Upstander convening in Los Angeles in 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-05/DSC_0840.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=LkTeIVv6)
LA Upstanders: A Digital Gallery
Read inspiring stories of students and educators from our Southern California Partner School Network who have exemplified what it means to be an upstander.
![Photograph of students gathered together.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-06/DSC_0821.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=1t4K5wnn)
Protecting Teen Mental Health
Learn about some of the factors impacting teen mental health and actions we can take to promote wellbeing.
![Smartphones in hands](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-05/smartphones_in_hands_FH2192578.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=ILF_SlqC)
"A Rallying Cry and a Cause"
Explore Mamie Till-Mobley’s courageous decision to show the public Emmett Till’s body through an open-casket funeral and photos in Jet magazine and consider why Emmett’s death generated widespread determination to pursue racial justice.
![A large crowd gathers outside the Roberts Temple Church of God In Christ in Chicago, Ill., Sept. 6, 1955 as pallbearers carry the casket of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American boy who was slain while on a visit to Mississippi. Police estimate a crowd of about 2,000.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-03/AP_Domestic_News_Illinois_United_St_550906054.jpg?h=3a1350eb&itok=RygsP8FD)
The Anti-lynching Activism of Ida B. Wells
Students explore the life and choices of anti-lynching journalist Ida B. Wells and learn about the long tradition of Black resistance to racial terror and violence.
![Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was an African-American journalist and early civil rights activist.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-03/20170407_TreyClark_1979.jpg?h=35609fe0&itok=w5Yv43SB)