Asian American and
Pacific Islander history is American history.
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Video, Lesson Plan, Teaching Guide, Activity : Waves of Immigrants: The Asian American Journey
Teaching Guide, Lesson Plan, Video, Unit Plan : Teacher's Toolkit | Call It What It Is – Racism Against Asian Americans
Article, Video, Lesson Plan, Teaching Guide, Activity : Shang-Chi and the Legend of the First Asian Superhero
Lesson Plan, Activity, Video : On The Road: Sikh American Truck Drivers
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The AAPI History Hub provides K–12 educators with a vetted collection of resources, including Lesson Plans , Books , Films , and more, that are ready to integrate into your teaching and classrooms.
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Back to School Resources for K-12 Educators
Kick off the school year with tools designed to help you plan, teach, and deepen AAPI history in your classroom. Explore our Hub Starter Kit featuring K-12 Planning Guides, State Learning Guides, and Professional Learning Directory.
Hub Starter Kit
Start planning, teaching, and strengthening AAPI history learning across the school year.
Plan with ready-to-use guides
Plan with ready-to-use guides
Use our K-5 and 6-12 planning guides to see where AAPI history fits into what you already teach.
Teach through key moments
Teach through key moments
Leverage key moments across the calendar, like heritage months, holidays, and historical anniversaries, to make meaningful connections.
Grow your practice
Grow your practice
Access high-quality professional learning opportunities that build your confidence and deepen your teaching.
State Learning Guides
Integrate localized AAPI history seamlessly into your existing instruction.
Standards Mapped for You
Standards Mapped for You
See exactly how specific state standards map directly to relevant lesson plans, taking the guesswork out of your prep.
Digital-Friendly Navigation
Digital-Friendly Navigation
Quickly access direct links to Hub lesson plans that cover local AAPI narratives, neatly organized by K-5 themes and 6-12 historical eras.
Essential State Context
Essential State Context
Ground your instruction with inclusive teaching tips, overviews of state policy and educational frameworks, and key periods of your state's AAPI history.
Professional Learning Directory
Build your confidence and connect with other educators through high-quality professional learning opportunities designed around AAPI history.
Browse a curated directory
Browse a curated directory
Explore fellowships, cohort-based programs, and communities of practice from organizations across the country focused on AAPI history and inclusive teaching.
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Filter by what fits you
Find opportunities by format (virtual, hybrid, in-person), grade level, and location.
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Grow alongside other educators
Connect with programs designed to deepen your practice and support you through the school year.
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Asian American and Pacific Islander history, from Angel Island to zoot suits
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Create a user profile to save and curate your own AAPI curricular library tailored to your needs. And use the notes feature to jot down teaching tips for each resource.
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Beyond the Table: Teaching Asian American History Through Food
Beyond the Table: Teaching Asian American History Through Food
For many Asian American families, Thanksgiving tables are a beautiful blend of traditions — kimchi next to cranberry sauce, biryani alongside mashed potatoes, dumplings sharing space with pumpkin pie. Food is how we gather, remember, and belong — but it’s also a powerful way to teach students about immigration, labor, identity, and cultural diversity. This Hub Bookshelf features classroom teaching resources that explore Asian American history through food — from the sugar plantations of Hawai‘i to the grape fields of California, from family kitchens to restaurant empires. These stories reveal how food has shaped belonging, prosperity, and safety in Asian American communities — and how something as simple as a school lunchbox can reflect larger lessons about identity, exclusion, and home.