Includes lessons teaching students how to be their own (photo)journalists and tied to investigating current events/news/issues. Some examples are “Interview Analysis: How Can We Save Black and Brown Lives During a Pandemic?”, which looks at demographic data to understand the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, and “Exploring Media Representation and Bias in Photography” to teach youth about how representation shapes perception.
The New York Times aligns their journalism with lesson plans. They are organized by subject area but also just listed. Some examples include learning about slavery using primary sources Online: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/learning/learning-about-slavery-with-primary-sources.html
A Pulitzer-prize winning project focused on the history of slavery. Includes a few lesson plans and other curricular resources, and some are tied fairly closely to New York Times articles. Online: https://pulitzercenter.org/lesson-plan-grouping/1619-project-curriculum
Provides a brief overview of the history of LA Chinatown, including profiles of some of its citizens done through interviews (including some done by local youth). Online: https://lachinatown.chssc.org/
“Asian Americans is a five-hour film series that delivers a bold, fresh perspective on a history that matters today, more than ever. As America becomes more diverse, and more divided, while facing unimaginable challenges, how do we move forward together? Told through intimate and personal lives, the series will cast a new lens on U.S….
The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center is working on building out resources to support education in the classroom around Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. There are currently only a few entries but some of them are very rich, for example the collection of photographs around the transcontinental railroad. Online: https://smithsonianapa.org/learn/learn-archives/
Digital collection of photos on Asian American experience available online. Other primary and secondary sources on Asian American experience must be accessed in person but are catalogued. Educators may reach out to museum staff for assistance as well. Online: http://db.wingluke.org/