Organizer: The UCLA Asian American Studies Center
Type/Location: Virtual
Workers with large piles of coconut husks and shells in Sāmoa, circa 1918. Samoan coconut farmers resisted colonial rule from the US, Germany, and Great Britain, by establishing their own cooperatives | Muir & Moodie (photography studio)
Description:
This eight-part webinar series highlights content from Foundations and Futures, a multimedia textbook from UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center
The UCLA Asian American Studies Center, with support from The Asian American Foundation, presents this webinar series on teaching Asian American and Pacific Islander Histories for K-12 and University Educators. Learn from leading scholars and classroom educators how to integrate AAPI narratives into your curriculum.
Webinar Schedule:
September 14: We Are Here Because You Were There: Race, Colonialism, and Migration
October 19: Kānaka ʻŌiwi: Indigenous Hawaiian Identity, Culture, and Rebirth of the Sacred
November 9: Asian American Popular Culture: Representation, Propaganda, and the Media
January 11: Asian American Exclusion: Aliens Ineligible to Citizenship
February 8: Asian Americans in the US South: Labor, Civil Rights, and Identity
March 8: South Asian Americans before 1965: Stories of Perseverance, Activism, and Cultural Exchange
April 12: Vietnamese American Experiences: Learning From Refugee Experiences
Registration:
To attend the event virtually, please register here.