Most of the lesson plans are ethnic studies focused, however there are some that may be useful for educators. For example, there are materials written for grade levels across K-12 on immigration and America using “A Different Mirror”
Films for Action has a collection of documentaries organized by social justice themes. Topics range from Activism to War and Peace. Online: https://www.filmsforaction.org
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, a New York-based national organization founded in 1974, protects and promotes the civil rights of Asian Americans. AALDEF focuses on critical issues affecting Asian Americans, including immigrant rights, voting rights and democracy, economic justice for workers, educational equity, housing and environmental justice, and the elimination of anti-Asian…
“AMERICA BY THE NUMBERS WITH MARIA HINOJOSA is the first PBS documentary series to focus on the dramatic demographic shifts currently taking place in this country. The new American mainstream—the growing number of Asians, Latinos, African Americans, mixed race, immigrants, women, youth, and LGBT—is influencing elections, culture, commerce, and every facet of contemporary life. We…
“When we consider Pacific Islander and Latin American Indigenous Diasporas, Los Angeles has the largest indigenous population of any city in the US.” This project seeks to shed light on some of the local indigenous communities that call LA home, including Gabrielino/Tongva, Pacific Islanders, Latin American indigenous diaspora. Includes links to Tongva approved primary and…
This website features the hand painted info-graphics created by WEB Dubois and his students to comment on race and racism during the 19th century. Online: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/w-e-b-du-bois-hand-drawn-infographics-of-african-american-life-1900?fbclid=IwAR13LSSo4w-F7RzrbX_aJxx1bGzJr3Sid7zuPhqAuqu0ez1cWANng69Q1hU
When he was a child, George Takei and his family were forced into an internment camp for Japanese-Americans, as a “security” measure during World War II. 70 years later, Takei looks back at how the camp shaped his surprising, personal definition of patriotism and democracy. Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=17&v=LeBKBFAPwNc&feature=emb_logo