Asian American History Teacher Resources

Students explore aspects of Asian-American culture.  In this lesson plan, students use the internet to research American history and the Asian American experience, complete Asian inspired art and read a biography. This lesson includes...

Students discover the history of Asian Americans by reading personal stories.  In this Asian history lesson, students utilize the Internet to read personal stories and experiences of Asian men and woman in the U.S.  Students read...

Learners respond to multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions to demonstrate their understanding of global history and geography.

Learners identify perceptions towards Asians widely held by the American public through the analysis of political cartoons from the 1940's and 1990's. They recognize the ramifications of such perceptions on Asians and Asian Americans.

An engaging video details the history behind Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Viewers discover how the holiday came to be and sheds light on diverse cultural traditions.  

Students discover the contributions made to our country from Asian Americans.  In this U.S. history lesson, students observe May as Asian American Heritage Month and listen to important Asian Americans tell their personal stories and...

Students research the Internet while in the computer lab to access American history and the Asian-American experience. They assess their experiences through firsthand accounts and biographies and investigate the immigration of Asians...

Finding a test that assess knowledge of global history and geography can be challenging, but here's a resource that solves the problem. Updated January 2018, the exam asks class members to analyze charts, primary sources, and graphic...

Looking for a final examination for global history and geography? Here's a resource that includes multiple choice, essay, and short answer questions.

Learners access web based resources in order to study the history of Asian-Americans as they immigrated and assimilated into live in America using grade level appropriate resources. Also, they examine journals, artifacts, and complete...

Students use web technology to access American history and the Asian-American experience. They evaluate journals as historical artifacts, especially the concept of firsthand account vs. history text. Students discuss Asian American...

What does a true American represent? Scholars investigate the equal rights era of the 1960s and 1970s in the 20th installment of a 22-part series on American history. Using photographic, magazine, written, and video evidence, groups...

Many of your class members will have heard of Executive Order 9066 and the Japanese internment camps of World War II. Some may even recognize the terms “Issei” and “Nisei,” but few will have heard of Enemy Alien Hearing Boards, of the...

Events related to the Civil Rights Movement in Sacramento, California during the 1960s offer class members an opportunity to compare the nonviolent resistance approach favored by Dr. Martin Luther King and the NAACP with those of the...

Students research and identify the contributions of early Asian American immigrants to Californian agriculture. They consider the contributions of ethnic groups to their own community.

Global history and geography class members demonstrate their knowledge of and ability to analyze primary sources such as graphics, maps, political cartoons, and texts from important documents with an assessment that includes multiple...

Challenge class members with an architectural resource that asks them to use a variety of skills to answer multiple choice questions as well as several essay prompts about the streets and house fronts of ancient Athens. One question asks...

Need a comprehensive test about global history and geography? Look no further!  Test young historians' understanding of how to use primary sources to formulate answers with an assessment that uses multiple-choice questions that require a...

Students use readings, maps and photos to examine the life of Japanese-American immigrants in Locke and Walnut Grove in the early 1900s. They discuss their research findings, role-play the lives of immigrants and write responses.

Young scholars compare Chinese zodiac symbols with western astrology signs. They read about the importance of calligraphy in Asian cultures and then practice their own calligraphy using a computer program. They discuss Asian American...

Students explore the roles of women in the American West. In this American history lesson plan, students use primary sources to research women from different cultures who lived in the American West. Students also examine secondary...

Students identify the stereotypes they are faced with on a daily basis. In groups, they use this information to identify the ways stereotypes are portrayed in movies and television. They use a video camera to record oral histories of...

Young scholars examine the impact of the Asian financial crisis of 1998. For this global studies lesson, students participate in a simulation that allows them to investigate the implications of the 1998 Asian financial crisis on the...

Assess scholars' knowledge of the changing borders in Germany during World War II with a test that includes both multiple choice and essay questions.