4079 Results
Monuments to Japanese American Incarceration
Students analyze monuments to Japanese American incarceration and consider the purpose and emotional impact of these monuments.
![Japanese Incarceration Monument](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/JapaneseIncarcerationMonument1.jpg?h=91ceaae5&itok=xzAXeBLF)
Words Matter: Listening to Survivors about Language for Describing Japanese American Incarceration
Students contrast the language that the US government used to describe Japanese incarceration in the 1940s with the language recommended by contemporary survivors’ groups.
![Members Of The Mochida Family Awaiting Evacuation](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/Photograph_of_Members_of_the_Mochida_Family_Awaiting_Evacuation_NARA_537505_Restoration.jpg?h=8bdc8e92&itok=wap_KUmV)
Headed to NCSS? Make Sure to Connect with Facing History!
Facing History has a booth and is offering three sessions at the 2023 NCSS Annual Conference—join us to learn more about our social studies work.
![People meeting in room](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/People%20meeting%20in%20room%2C%20FH2198564.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=VpIPV7Dm)
Bringing Down Barriers in Schools
Angela Sims, principal of Ted Lenart Regional Gifted Center, shares her introduction to equity education and how it led her to Facing History's work.
![Dr. Angela Sims on stage](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/BMC02491.jpg?h=2e5cdddf&itok=rvBf7VGn)
Shine A Light: Standing Together against Antisemitism
Facing History partners with Shine A Light to combat antisemitism, and explore how antisemitism shows up in classrooms, communities, and digital spaces.
![Graphic reads "SHINE A LIGHT on Antisemitism"](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/ITW_ShinaeALight.png?h=e9403ca4&itok=TSBNov_C)
Holocaust Education through Curriculum and Ceremony with the Hartman Institute
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In this workshop, participants explored the Shalom Hartman Institute’s Hitkansut L’Yom HaShoah, a powerful collection of resources designed to help structure Holocaust learning and remembrance.
![Picture of educators at the Memphis 2018 workshop sitting around a table.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/Educators%20at%20the%20Memphis%202018%20workshop%20%28FH288965%29.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=7NCDSAPJ)
Hope Will Never Be Silent
How do we remain hopeful in the face of overwhelming sorrow and anger? Use these strategies to help you and your students stay engaged.
!["Don't Give Up" yard sign](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/rosie-kerr-Gz0PxBYPfs8-unsplash.jpg?h=85250578&itok=VofhWW3M)
Who are we without our values?
The values that lead Facing History extend beyond the classroom. Our entire community are participants in the work we do.
![A series of artistic metal stick figures holding hands in a circle](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-12/We_are_all_connected.png?h=56d0ca2e&itok=l5vy28nV)
Donor Spotlight: Lebovitz Family Charitable Trust
Since 2007 the Lebovitz Family Charitable Trust has helped combat bigotry and hate by supporting the expansion of Facing History's outreach.
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Commemorating Landmark Voting Rights Legislation and Celebrating Youth Activism
To celebrate International Youth Day and the anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, we reflect on the importance of youth in advocacy movements.
![African American demonstrators outside The White House, with signs "We Demand The Right To Vote, Everywhere" and signs protesting police brutality against Civil Rights demonstrators in Selma, Alabama](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-08/AfricanAmericansRightToVote_FH21247.jpg?h=6521bd5e&itok=9j0NUjW9)
Sometimes Empathy is Hard for Teachers
The stresses of teaching can spread educators thin emotionally.
![Graphic image: woman sits at the computer and crying covering her face with her hands](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-08/WomanCryingAtDesk_Empathy_GraphicFH2187402.jpg?h=9e16a70f&itok=Z4bIGhGP)