One of the projects of Community Stories, funded by the California Humanities. “MiHistoria.net is a collaborative storytelling project that bears witness to the Latina experience, strengthens inter-generational ties, builds bridges of understanding between urban and rural women, and empowers Latinas to become the authors of our own stories.”
Online: https://mihistoria.net/
Digital collection of photos on Asian American experience available online. Other primary and secondary sources on Asian American experience must be accessed in person but are catalogued. Educators may reach out to museum staff for assistance as well. Online: http://db.wingluke.org/
“AMERICA BY THE NUMBERS WITH MARIA HINOJOSA is the first PBS documentary series to focus on the dramatic demographic shifts currently taking place in this country. The new American mainstream—the growing number of Asians, Latinos, African Americans, mixed race, immigrants, women, youth, and LGBT—is influencing elections, culture, commerce, and every facet of contemporary life. We…
“Smithsonian Open Access allows anyone to download, share, and reuse nearly three million 2D and 3D digital items from the Smithsonian’s collections. These assets may be used for any purpose without causing or contributing to copyright infringement. This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian’s 19 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, gardens, and…
Includes lessons teaching students how to be their own (photo)journalists and tied to investigating current events/news/issues. Some examples are “Interview Analysis: How Can We Save Black and Brown Lives During a Pandemic?”, which looks at demographic data to understand the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, and “Exploring Media Representation and Bias in Photography” to teach youth…
Digital exhibit exploring queer Asian Pacific Islander identity Online: http://smithsonianapa.org/day-queer-life/
Provides a brief overview of the history of LA Chinatown, including profiles of some of its citizens done through interviews (including some done by local youth). Online: https://lachinatown.chssc.org/