Advocacy Heritage Social Studies 
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 7, 2022
As a social studies teacher and a Chinese American immigrant, I find myself subconsciously asking the following questions: How are Asian Americans viewed by the American public? Wayne Zhang is a graduate student at Northwestern University who will be teaching social studies next year at Amundsen High School in Chicago Public Schools.
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
The curriculum is part of the Hidden Voices Project , initiated by the New York City Department of Education’s Social Studies Department and the Museum of the City of New York. Karen Kong, 16, has unwavering pride in her Chinese American heritage, rooted in her sense of family and honor.
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C3 Teachers
MARCH 30, 2022
As a former high-school social studies teacher and professional development specialist, I have found that connecting with cultural centers (e.g., Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center. Doing so also offers valuable resources that can be used to help bring history to life. Image via Step Out Buffalo.
Studies Weekly
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Du Bois’ advocacy extended across the world through many Pan-African conferences and an appeal to the United Nations to recognize the suffering of Black Americans, according to the NAACP. He believed that African Americans should embrace their heritage and culture and work together to overturn oppression.
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
It had no textbooks for math, science or social studies. The school had a curriculum for just one subject English language arts and no textbooks for math, science and social studies, the compliance report reads. public school students take in seventh or eighth grade, if not earlier. That same year, the late Arizona Sen.
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