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

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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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Building Relationships: Connecting and Reconnecting with Cultural Centers

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Image of New York State Archives and Museum in Albany, New York Making connections with cultural centers offers educators a measure of expertise outside their own content knowledge and pedagogical skill. the New York State Archives and Museum , and the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site ) is essential to my instructional practice.

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4 Inspiring Black Humanitarians

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He believed that African Americans should embrace their heritage and culture and work together to overturn oppression. The National Women’s History Museum documents how Truth advocated for voting rights for all and argued that gender or race should not restrict any human rights.

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Four Trailblazing Native American Scientists

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Herrington honored his heritage by carrying six eagle feathers, a braid of sweet grass, two arrowheads, and the Chickasaw Nation’s flag into space. Parker’s uncle by marriage was Mark Raymond Harrington, director of the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, California. She is believed to be the first indigenous female archaeologist.

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Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

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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. In 2016, Ko was honored by the National Women’s History Museum for success and leadership in business.

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Connecting Local Communities to Paleoanthropology in Kenya

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His village was an expensive 12-hour bus ride from the Nairobi National Museum , where most of Kenyas fossils are housed, studied, and displayed. The group shares information about the islands ancient history and the role of local collaborators in discovering that heritage. Teachers ask us to clarify the science for their lesson plans.

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