The Starter Toolkit for Advocates

OBJECTIVES: Understand what it means to be anti-racist Challenge oneself to advocate for others Be knowledgeable of the different forms of advocacy

Journey of Lola Gong: An Angel Island Story

Students will be able to: Explain details about the consequences of the Chinese Exclusion Acts, i.e., what it said about citizenship and about leaving the U.S. and returning. Describe the processes at Angel Island to determine if someone was eligible for entry into the U.S. Explain how and why the exclusion laws ended during World […]

Patsy Mink: More Than Just the First Woman of Color in Congress

OBJECTIVES: Identify Patsy Mink of Hawaii as the first woman of color to be elected to the U.S. Congress. Recount important aspects of her career prior to being elected to the House of Representatives Explain her role as a legislative leader in Congress, especially in promoting equal rights and opportunities for women, advancing education programs, […]

Helen Zia and the Origins of Modern Asian American Activism

OBJECTIVES: Describe specific events in Helen Zia’s life that illustrate her activism; identify other figures who are important in the growth of APIA activism; expand their understanding of what it means to be an “American” activist. Explore ways in which they might strive to improve the lives of others and the society around them.

George Nakashima: A Life in Wood

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to describe key elements of George Nakashima’s life: his education, his work, his philosophy. Students will be able to explain how his craftsmanship with wood extended into art and became an expression of his beliefs through the creations he made. Students will be able to identify ways in which his […]