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A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 2, 2024 • Studies Weekly Diverse perspectives strengthen education, according to Heather Singmaster’s EdWeek article from November 2018. Then in 1992, Congress passed a law that designated May as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

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Applications open March 10th for Fall Multi Day Seminars!

Teaching American History

A supportive and engaged group of educators. Native American Leadership, Identity, and Resistance at Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center in Mashantucket, CT. Anthony Museum and House in Rochester, NY. The West in History and Memory at National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, OK.

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Prepare for Fall Multi Day seminars!

Teaching American History

A supportive and engaged group of educators. Discussion of primary documents. Historic locations. Free professional development. What more could you ask for? Applications open soon for our Fall 2024 Multi Day seminars ! We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics.

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Oral History of Forgottonia: Building a Public History Project in Rural Western Illinois

NCHE

I remember when I was a little girl, you could still go to the museum and see the Native American remains before the governor ordered the museum to cover them up.” Perhaps there are some out there who might think public history is better left to local museums or genealogical societies alone.

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We asked Asian American students what they wanted from history instruction. They say including their voices is not enough.

The Hechinger Report

New York City’s Department of Education is the latest public school system to require that U.S. 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. KELLEN ZENG. Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island. “At

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STUDENT VOICE: The first in my family to go to college, thanks to a scholarship — and a borrowed van

The Hechinger Report

As I was growing up, there was no question that education was the most important thing to them. ” My parents, and their values, helped me understand that education would be the bridge between the life I knew and the better life my parents wanted for me. It meant that I could afford the education I wanted. They seized it.

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How does an NCHE Colloquium come together?

NCHE

Army Heritage and Education Center (4 times) in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee, the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, and the Museum of History and Innovation in Seattle, Washington have made these colloquia special. Outstanding instruction and content!