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TED Talks
TED: 3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do | Stacey Abrams
How you respond after setbacks is what defines your character. Stacey Abrams was the first black woman in the history of the United States to be nominated by a major party for governor -- she lost that hotly contested race, but as she...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can stereotypes ever be good? | Sheila Marie Orfano and Densho
In 2007, researchers surveyed 180 teachers to understand if they held stereotypes about their students. The most commonly held opinion was that Asian students were significantly more industrious, intelligent, and gentle. This might seem...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Kevin Kumashiro - Anti-Asian Hate
In this video, Dr. Kevin Kumashiro, interim dean of the School of Education at Hofstra University, addresses the issue of anti-Asian hate in the United States, which has intensified amidst recent events. He identifies three key...
Hip Hughes History
The Chinese Exclusion Act Explained: US History Review
Find out the skinny on the Chinese Exclusion Act, passed in 1882 and a superb example of nativism and xenophobia.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Burden of Race Discrimination is Heaviest Where it Intersects with Gender
Professor Marlene Kim provided a riveting picture, via her personal family history of the exploitation of the Asian-American working-class in California. She challenged the invisibility of Asian-Americans in discussions of race in...
PBS
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month | All About the Holidays
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.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Race and Ethnicity in the Us: Lesson 2
This lesson will investigate the following American minority groups: Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans (Latinos), White Ethnic Americans, White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASPS), Asian Americans, Arab Americans. It is...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Race and Ethnicity in the Us: Lesson 3
This lesson will investigate the following American minority groups: Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans (Latinos), White Ethnic Americans, White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASPS), Asian Americans, Arab Americans. It is...