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TEACHER VOICE: ‘Which police officer will see me not as an educator or a scientist, but as a suspect?’

The Hechinger Report

CASABLANCA, Morocco — I grew up with a Black father of Puerto Rican and Caribbean ancestry and a white mother, in an overwhelmingly white area of Western New York. universities, they often experience culture shock. I am used to standing out. When these students enroll at U.S.

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Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month April 29, 2024 • Studies Weekly Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a great opportunity to incorporate culturally responsive teaching into students’ learning experience. Army’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a group of soldiers of Japanese ancestry, during World War II.