{"id":14413,"date":"2022-02-08T02:43:55","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T06:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/learn\/?page_id=14413"},"modified":"2023-06-16T11:08:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T15:08:52","slug":"2022-02","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/learn\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Together by Building Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Learning Together by Building Connections<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

What locales come to mind when you think about Asian Americans? There\u2019s more to our community\u2019s histories than the coasts and the Pacific Islands. From a 2021 article published by the <\/span>Pew Research Group,<\/span><\/a> 2.7 million Asian Americans, or 12% of the Asian population in the U.S., live in the Midwest, which includes Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. In 2021, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and a class from St. Olaf College, located in Minnesota, collaborated on new Learning Lab collections about Asian American stories and experiences. In our newest Learning Together feature, you will learn more about the class, the importance of Asian Minnesotan narratives, and the topics students chose for their Learning Lab collections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Image: Pew Research Center analysis of 2017-2019 American Community Survey (IPUMS).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Kindness Heals<\/span><\/h2>\n

What message of hope do you want to share with others?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

From the xenophobia towards Asians and Asian Americans caused by COVID-19, the disproportionate number of COVID-19 cases affecting Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, and to the national uprisings surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement, the times we are living in have brought attention to longstanding injustices and how we can hope to change for the better. We can become stronger together as we embrace the lesson that #KindnessHeals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Connecting you to Asian American and Pacific Islander voices and stories.<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center\u2019s Learning Together page launched in 2019 to connect the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center\u2019s programs, curatorial expertise, and community anniversaries with K12 educators across the country. This page serves as an online venue for educational content featuring interviews with Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community members, links to community-created educational resources, book recommendations, discussion ideas, and more.<\/p>\n

In this page you will find resources in the following categories: <\/p>\n

\u2022 Addressing anti-Asian racism and xenophobia
\n\u2022 Activities and videos for students, families, and lifelong learners
\n\u2022 Content complementing Social Studies units
\n\u2022 Resources about Asian American and Pacific Islander voices in literature<\/p>\n

These grids will expand with new content and activities throughout the year. We hope you will continue to visit this page!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"\"Continue scrolling down to view content and resources that can be modified for Social Studies and English Language Arts lessons, and activities suitable for all ages.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Resources Addressing Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia <\/span><\/h2>\n

Click on any title to visit the page<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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A Learning Together feature with educator Tony DelaRosa. This interview includes:<\/p><\/span>\n