Resources About Anti-Asian Attacks: Anti-Asian Violence in Historical Context & Teacher Resources

The filmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña discusses the Atlanta shootings, the murder of Vincent Chin, and the complexities of Asian identity in the United States.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dale Minami, lawyer and former Asian American studies professor at U.C. Berkeley, about the history of anti-Asian sentiment in the United States.

Rise of violence, harassment amid pandemic part of continuing tale of racism in U.S.

Singled out for failing a ‘loyalty’ test, Japanese Americans incarcerated in a high-security U.S. prison camp during WWII are shedding the stigma and reclaiming their stories

Fact Sheets in Asians in the US

Created for K-12 teachers, This page serves as an online venue for educational content It features interviews with AAPI community experts and members, links to community-created educational resources, book recommendations, classroom discussion ideas, and more.

Fantastic set of resources funded by he NEH.

Densho documents the testimonies of Japanese Americans who were unjustly incarcerated during World War II before their memories are extinguished. We offer these irreplaceable firsthand accounts, couples with historical images and teacher resources, to explore principles of democracy, and promote equal justice for all.

This short video satirizes the way we sometimes rely on stereotypes about race, ethnicity, and nationality to make assumptions about each other.
Includes transcript & CC

The interview looks at barriers to delivering quality education to Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) students today. It also covers the emergence and pervasiveness of the “model minority myth,” and how educators can partner with parents and students to create an inclusive classroom.

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 personal stories, the series will cast a new lens on U.S. history and the ongoing role that Asian Americans have played.

Attacks against Asian Americans date back to the 19th century, but it was the murder of Vincent Chin in 1982 that mobilized the Asian community to fight for their civil rights. At the time, America was losing manufacturing jobs fast while Japan’s auto industry was on the rise. Chin was Chinese, but that didn’t stop two white men from beating him to death a few days before his wedding

This is a thoughtful, expansive video series that can be used in the classroom and in community discussions. This resource addresses the following topics in 8 individual videos:

Asian-Black Solidarity Movements for Liberation

The Model Minority Myth

Occupation of the the Hawaiian Kingdom

Southeast Asian American Experiences in the US

Queer and Asian Identities

Filipinx Americans as Cross-Coalition Builders

South Asian American Experiences in the US

The Racialization of Undocumented Asians

The Bamboo Ceiling

Important Court Cases in Asian Pacific American History

Caste in the United States