AAPI Heritage Month 2024

In celebration of AAPI Month, the ThinkCERCA team has curated a set of engaging lessons for you to explore with your students. These lessons highlight the significant contributions and cultural influence of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islander Americans to the rich history and achievements of the United States.

Lesson Roundup:

• How did women warriors contribute to historical developments in dynastic China?
• How did Emperor Ying Zheng's decision to build the Great Wall of China impact the lives of ordinary Chinese people?
• What makes a person want to commit to being a samurai?
• How did the epic poem The Ramayana communicate ideas about culture and social life in and beyond ancient South Asia?
   
• How do AAPI artists create works that tell stories?
• This is Patsy: Read the Story of Patsy Takemoto Mink
• Powder Art
• Hawaiian Artist’s Enormous Murals Are Ambitious in Scale and Message
• Asian countries do age care differently. Here’s what we can learn from them.
• Read the article. How did Fred T. Korematsu fight racial injustice during and after World War II?
• Bhagat Singh Thind