Identity and Belonging: A Student’s Perspective
Facing History student Evelyn shares her poignant reflections on identity, the pervasiveness of stereotyping and the need to belong.
If You Really Knew Me: Identity, Belonging & Multimedia Storytelling
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Virtual
Join us and PBS/NPR member station KQED for a back-to-school workshop on exploring identity and community building through multimedia storytelling.
Borders & Belonging
This modular ELA collection for grades 7–12 invites students to explore the complicated world of belonging and the tangible and intangible borders that shape it.
Jeunesse et antisémitisme contemporain
Les élèves réfléchissent à l'antisémitisme actuel rencontré en ligne et sur les campus des universités, et ils explorent des exemples de jeunes qui s'y opposent.
Eight Recommended YA Books That Celebrate Immigrants
Facing History staff share engaging and insightful YA books in commemoration of Immigrant Heritage Month
A Part and Apart: Inclusion and Exclusion in Our Jewish Communities
Students consider the benefits and challenges of identity labeling and their identity experiences within and outside their Jewish communities.
Stonewall Was Important But Not Because it Was First
There is a long history of protests long before Stonewall that highlight the struggle of LGBTQ people to gain civil rights.
Teaching the Missing History of LGBTQIA+ Civil Rights
Teachers are encouraged to discuss the history of LGBTQIA+ civil rights with their students to help them explore the dangers of fearing and demonizing the “other.”
Paragraph 175 & the Origins of the Pink Triangle
Learn about Paragraph 175 and the origins of the pink triangle, now a reclaimed source of pride and remembrance in LGBTQIA+ communities.
In Pursuit of Educational Equity and Justice: Schooling in Canada
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Virtual
Explore how educational systems, educators, students and communities can define and pursue educational equity and justice.
Red Scarf Girl Today: An Interview with Ji-li Jiang
Red Scarf Girl author Ji-li Jiang illuminates a number of key lessons that American educators and citizens can glean from the Chinese Cultural Revolution.