Asian American Resources

Asian Americans | PBS Learning Media
Asian Americans is a five-hour film series that delivers a bold, fresh perspective on a history that matters today, more than ever. Teachers may utilize over 30 lesson plans which are drawn from the series to explore the ways that Asian Americans have shaped our nation's history.

Chinese Historical Society of America - Teacher Resources
The Chinese Historical Society of America offers educators classroom resources curriculum guides contain resources related to Chinese American Exclusion/Inclusion and Towards Equality: California’s Chinese American Women.

Densho
the Densho mission is to educate, preserve, collaborate and inspire action for equity. Densho uses digital technology to preserve and make accessible primary source materials on the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans.

Japanese American National Museum - Education Resources
Activities and resources for learners of all ages that make learning about the Japanese American experience engaging and exciting. Resources include printable offline activities, origami videos, web resources and lessons, printable curriculum, and more.

Japanese Internment in Utah
Browse primary source sets for important pieces of history regarding Japanese internment.

Minidoka Education
Minidoka National Historic Site in Jerome, ID shares the stories of the 13,000 Japanese Americans incarcerated here during World War II. The site also holds lessons on civil and constitutional rights, racism, and the fragility of democracy in times of crisis. We are endeavoring to help teachers educate their students about this complex and difficult story.

National Japanese American Historical Society
The National Japanese American Historical Society, Inc. (NJAHS) is dedicated to the collection, preservation, authentic interpretation, and sharing of historical information of the Japanese American experience for the diverse broader national and global community. NJAHS provides educators with tools to help prepare students to be informed citizens in a constitutional democracy.

The National Veterans Network
The National Veterans Network is a national organization whose mission is: to educate current and future generations about the extraordinary legacy of American WWII soldiers of Japanese ancestry in order to promote equality and justice.

Topaz Museum
The mission of the Topaz Museum in Delta, Utah is to preserve the nearby Topaz incarceration site and its World War II history; to interpret the impact of Topaz on the Japanese Americans who were confined there, and the people living in Millard County; and to educate people to help prevent what happened during World War II at Topaz from ever happening again.

Wing Luke Museum - Educator Resources
Wing Luke Museum created classroom resources, training for teachers, digital interactive multimedia resources and short documentary films for the classroom.