The nation will celebrate the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in May, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. During the annual observance, the National Education Association is offering educators a tool that provides a snapshot of the API experience in the classroom: Focus On: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Out of the Past, In the Present, Toward the Future.
The nation will celebrate the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in May, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. During the annual observance, the National Education Association is offering educators a tool that provides a snapshot of the API experience in the classroom: Focus On: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Out of the Past, In the Present, Toward the Future.
Focus On: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders is one of a series of publications dedicated to diverse student groups. It is available online and provides a wealth of information, including:
“The usefulness of this resource is not just limited to educators,” added Weaver. “We encourage parents and community members to also read Focus On to help them better understand and help API children and the API community.”
In addition to Focus On, NEA offers online lesson ideas for educators to commemorate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. NEA also provides suggested API book lists for students in grades K-12.
To download Focus On: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders:
http://www.nea.org/teachexperience/images/asianfocus07.pdf
To view lesson ideas and API book lists for K-12 students:
http://www.nea.org/lessons/api.html
http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/aabooks.html