The AAPI History Hub allows teachers across the U.S. to access high-quality, classroom-ready materials to effectively teach Asian American and Pacific Islander history.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) today announced the launch of its AAPI History Hub, a first-of-its-kind online educational platform designed to provide K-12 educators with access to high-quality curricular resources covering Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) history. The AAPI History Hub can be accessed at https://www.aapihistoryhub.org/.
The landmark Illinois TEAACH Act, passed in 2021, mandated the inclusion of Asian American history in public elementary and high school curriculums in the state. While it was a significant step forward for the representation of Asian Americans in K-12 classrooms, as more and more states have adopted similar legislation, educators have been faced with a new challenge – finding standards-aligned materials to effectively teach AAPI history across all grade levels.
The AAPI History Hub creates a solution to this problem by providing a dynamic, easy-to-use database of vetted, classroom-ready resources including lesson plans, activities, articles, books, films, and other digital tools that can be filtered based on topic, time period, grade level, ethnicity of focus, and more. Users can not only save resources into personalized lists of teaching materials, but also share resources with colleagues and contribute feedback, fostering a collaborative space for education professionals.
Following a historic period of discrimination against Asian Americans, TAAF believes the incorporation of AAPI history into K-12 learning fosters a greater sense of belonging for young people who do not always have the opportunity to see themselves mirrored within traditional curricula. According to TAAF’s 2024 STAATUS Index–a study…
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