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May is Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Month — a celebration of Asian and Pacific Islanders living in the United States. First established in 1977 when Representatives
Frank Horton and Norman Mineta and Senators Daniel Inouye and Spark
Matsunaga introduced resolutions asking the President to declare the
first ten days of May (when the first Japanese immigrants
arrived in the U.S. in 1843) as Asian/Pacific Heritage Week. In 1978
President Jimmy Carter made it an annual event in 1978 and then, in 1990, President George
H.W. Bush proclaimed the entire month of May to be Asian Pacific
American Heritage Month. Below you'll find a number of resources to help you explore this great culture and history with your children in the classroom and the home!
Kick off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with three National Geographic videos and three videos from Globe Trekker. Following that is a link to additional engaging and instructional resources for your students on LessonPlansPage.com!
*VIDEOS ARE NOT DOWNLOADABLE, BUT CAN BE VIEWED FULL SCREEN WITH INTERNET ACCESS. VIDEOS PROVIDED COURTESY OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC & GLOBE TREKKER.
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Tibet's Hidden Kingdom
 Shrouded in mystery since the dawn of recorded history, Tibet has seemed one of the most remote and inaccessible kingdoms on Earth. |
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Glories of Angkor Wat
A breathtaking expanse of stone temples, the Cambodian city of Angkor was abandoned more than 500 years ago. |
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The Silk Road
Winding thousands of miles between China and Europe, the Silk Road enabled the exchange of goods and ideas between peoples that knew virtually nothing of each other. |
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 If you like these videos, check out HotChalk's MyLibrary for thousands of digital content resources for your classroom!
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Music: Thailand
A visual exploration of Thailand through video and native music. |
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Great Historic Sites: Qin Dynasty, China
Megan McCormick travels back in time to 221 BC and comes face-to-face with a 2,200 year old warrior from the Qin Dynasty era. |
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Rites of Passage: Nepal
Ian Wright travels high up into the Himalayas where he meets the Nimba tribe and witnesses a very unique marriage tradition. |
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If you like these videos, check out HotChalk's MyLibrary for thousands of digital content resources for your classroom!
Additional Resources:
- Asian American (Japanese) Heritage and students are asked to
compare a book of their choosing on the subject to Sadako and the Paper
Cranes (Hiroshima): A lesson using Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes - Japanese History
- A newsletter on its own: Teach about different countries and cultures with this must-have compilation of creative ideas
- Ideas from these Chinese New Year lessons could be adapted to an Asian Pacific American Heritage Month celebration:
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