Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! NCSS is pleased to offer journals and publications, teaching resources, exhibits, videos, and podcasts to celebrate. Use these resources to teach your students about Asian Pacific American Heritage this month and year-round! Brought to you by NCSS.
Journals, Publications, and Articles
Journals, Publications, and Articles
- Social Education: Teaching and Learning about Asian American History (March/April 2022). Read the edition here.
- Social Studies and the Young Learner: Asian American Narratives in U.S. History and Contemporary Society (January/February 2022). Read the edition here.
- Social Studies and the Young Learner: The Voices of Children: Re-imagining the Internment of Japanese Americans through Poetry. Read the article here.
- Anti-Defamation League: Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Resources. View their resources.
- Library of Congress: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Selected Resources For Teachers. Access the resource collection.
- National Education Association: Teaching Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage. View their resources.
- Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center: Smithsonian APA Center Homepage. Explore their exhibits.
- Smithsonian Institute: Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II. See the exhibit.
- Library of Congress: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Featured Videos; Selected Audio and Video. Watch the videos.
- National Museum of American History: Stories of Racism, Resilience, and Resistance in Asian American Communities. Watch the series.
- PBS: Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Learn about the specials and videos available in your area.
- Smithsonian Institute: Featured Videos for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. View the playlist.
- Smithsonian Culture: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Listen to it on Apple Podcasts.
- Smithsonian Culture: Celebrate Hawaii. Listen to it on Apple Podcasts.
- Visions of Education: Episode 160: An AsianCrit Perspective on U.S. History with Sohyun An. Listen on the Visions of Education site.
- Visions of Education: Episode 76: Teaching Asian-American Histories with Noreen Naseem Rodriguez. Listen on the Visions of Education site.