The most recent census data show that AAPI communities now make up over 10% of our state population. At the same time, they are facing an 82% rise in bias attacks. This workshop introduces important DE&I concepts specific to the AAPI experience and guides participants through understanding and engaging with these communities through an equity-based […]

Becoming a culturally responsive educator includes understanding the stereotypes and biases of the communities you serve. During this session educators will engage in discussion and deconstruct some stereotypes typically heard and shared regarding AAPI communities including the model minority myth. Participants will also explore cultural differences in and perspectives surrounding topics such as education and […]

From challenging exclusion and segregation to leading suffrage and civil rights movements, AAPI activists and leaders have played important roles in American history. In this two-part series, educators will participate in immersive learning experiences that they can take back to their own classrooms to incorporate the contributions of AAPI communities in transforming the United States. […]

Assimilation has been the modus operandi in the American classroom. Educators often don’t recognize the corrosive effect this has on the identity formation of young people. In this interactive lesson, educators will use three critical lenses described by Ibram X. Kendi in his book How To Be an Antiracist–assimilationist, segregationist, and antiracist to read, recognize, […]