On May 10, 2021, the Civil Rights Division (the Division) of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Education jointly issued an updated resource for students and families on confronting COVID-19 related bullying and harassment against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students. The…

In recent years a body of research has begun to emerge to document, analyze, and offer practical suggestions and policy-oriented recommendations on the contemporary and historical educational experiences and issues of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Among the many factors that contributed to the prior neglect of these issues was the…

"Postcards from America" is the publisher's name for a set of five high-interest low-level novellas written on a second-grade reading level and featuring a multicultural mix of adolescent characters (African-American, Mexican-American, Asian-American, and Caucasian). For recreational reading, the novellas in this set offer a mix of…

This selection of publications on Asian and Pacific Island Americans is based on the availability, popularity, and adaptability of materials published in the last 50 years. The guide is divided into 14 separate sections. The first contains a general collection of publications on Asian and Pacific Americans. The following sections on Chinese,…

Ideas for schools to support tolerance and celebrate student diversity are presented in this volume of reprinted articles. Titles include: (1) "One of Us, One of Them: Lessons in Diversity for a School Psychologist" (M. M. Chittooran); (2) "The Tolerance-in-Action Campaign" (H. M. Knoff); (3) "Immigrant Parents and the…

This reference guide contains a descriptive critique of each of more than 900 images of paintings and drawings presented in "The Shorewood Collection." This guide is intended to be used as a reference tool in conjunction with Shorewood's art educational programs, which range from grade levels K through 12. Master works from major epochs in the…

This document is a catalog of fine art reproductions that can be purchased from a commercial vendor for educational and other uses. It contains more than 900 images of paintings and drawings from major epochs in the history of Western art. A selection of Asian, African, and American Indian art exemplars are also included. The color images, shown…

This book provides a step-by-step guide to genealogical research in the United States and China for Chinese Americans. The book also contains information on the history of China and its relationship with the United States. Chapters include: (1) "Making History Come to Life"; (2) "Being Chinese Americans"; (3) "Social…

These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of November 1997, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Topics include: U.S. leaders call for the use of force as Iraq refuses to permit access…

Within the discipline of special education is academically gifted education, and this distinct area is not typically required as a topic of focus in traditional teacher preparation programs for regular education teachers. Therefore, it is essential that current research is conducted and published that provides educators, both general and special,…

The history of Vietnamese immigration to the United States is traced, and contributions Vietnamese immigrants have made to the United States are reviewed in this book which is part of a series for children. Most Vietnamese immigrants came in the wake of the Vietnam War, making them among the recent immigrants to the United States. Determination,…

This resource represents a virtual library of still and moving images, documents, maps, sound clips and text which make up the history of the non-European world from prehistoric times to the early 1990s. The interdisciplinary range of materials included is compatible with standard textbooks in middle and high school social science, social studies,…