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
“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…
Includes some primary source materials from the UCLA Libraries, some of which may be useful for ethnic studies. Some examples include old photos of Los Angeles Latino families, oral histories collected across subjects, and papers and audiovisual recordings from the Women Against Violence Against Women (particularly the Los Angeles Chapter of the organization). The oral…
Created for 2020 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, this covers a variety of topics and includes reading lists, spotlights on pioneers and trailblazers in the community, documentaries on Asian American and Pacific Islander issues, and Asian American food. Online: https://www.nbcnews.com/writeourstories
“Smithsonian Open Access allows anyone to download, share, and reuse nearly three million 2D and 3D digital items from the Smithsonian’s collections. These assets may be used for any purpose without causing or contributing to copyright infringement. This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian’s 19 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, gardens, and…
Contains individual resources from the Smithsonian, as well as collections organized by theme, educational use, learning strategy. Allows individuals to use Smithsonian resources to create their own collections and share them with others. Online: https://learninglab.si.edu/
Over 400 classic Korean films available free of charge online. Subtitles and captions in Korean and English Online: https://www.youtube.com/user/KoreanFilm/featured
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/
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/
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