Eight Films by and about Women From CAAM
In honor of Women’s History Month, check out these eight films directed or produced by women and films with lead subjects who are Asian American women.
Educators
How Much Are Students Learning About the Chinese Exclusion Act? It’s largely up to teachers.
The Chinese Exclusion Act and its significance to the U.S. is not included in a majority of the U.S. social studies and history curriculum in K-12 education.
Educators Are Creating “Who is American?” Chinese Exclusion Act Curriculum
“Curriculum development for the project is underway with educational leaders from the Bay Area.”
Teaching ELL Hmong Students – An NEH Summer Seminar Teacher’s Reflection
“I applied to the NEH program because I feel that Asian Americans are often overlooked in the American school system, largely perpetuated by the ‘model minority’ myth.”
An English Teacher Reflects on Being A Student Again in the NEH Summer Seminar
“I am embarrassed that I have not taught Asian American film or literature in my classes before; I honestly didn’t know what was out there. The materials I’ve been exposed to in the seminar work on many levels.”
Learn Middle School Math with CAAM and PBS LearningMedia
CAAM produces 20 videos that use cultural and artistic diversity to teach math lessons at PBS LearningMedia.
How Do You Use Media In The Classroom?
As part of CAAM’s exploration of the future of Asian American media, we asked Prof. Kale Fajardo (Univ. of Minnesota), Prof. Allan Issac (Rutgers Univ.) and Prof. Martin Manalansan (Univ. of Illinois) their thoughts, methods and observations on using media in the classroom.