Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages has developed lessons, supplemental resources, and educational documentary videos to accompany the memoir Child Prisoner in American Concentration Camps by Mako Nakagawa.

This project is in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institute Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) for an entire year to develop a groundbreaking K-12 curriculum resource on Filipino American history. This project marks the first in the nation to focus on Filipino American families in Seattle, with a particular emphasis on honoring the Filipino American Pioneers, especially the Jenkins family—the first Filipino American family in Seattle—and the Corpuz family- Indipino community of Bainbridge Island. Our decision to highlight these legacies is a deliberate effort to address anti-Blackness and settler colonialism within our community by showcasing histories that are often left out of mainstream narratives and won’t be found on social media and other K-12 curriculum. By centering the powerful and influential legacy of the Jenkins family and the Indipino community, we are not only telling the stories that have shaped our past but also ensuring that these voices receive the national recognition they deserve. This project is about more than just history; it is about reclaiming our place in U.S. history, putting our community on the map, and making sure future generations learn about the contributions of Filipino American pioneers in Seattle. It’s an opportunity to ensure that the rich history of Filipino Americans and their impact are permanently woven into the fabric of our nation’s educational resources.

These lessons are part of the Reform to Equal Rights K-12 Disability History Curriculum from Emerging America, part of the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Consortium.

This unit examines how people seek social and political change to secure their rights. Students explore ideas about disability and learn the many innovative and effective ways that people with disabilities have advocated for their rights across United States history. Lesson 2 focuses on immigration and exclusion; it can stand alone or support this unit; or it could help build a full unit on immigration. In the conclusion of the unit, students evaluate and make a case about how disability advocates made change.
Grades 4-5 - Lesson 1: What is "Disability"?
Grades 4-5 - Lesson 2: Immigration: Who Is In? And Who Is Out?
Grades 4-5 - Lesson 3: History of the Disability Rights Movement
Grades 4-5 - Lesson 4: How Disability Activists Created Change

Reform to Equal Rights uses 250+ primary sources. Most are in the public domain. Many others come from public online collections. For the rest, Emerging America secured permission so that teachers can use all these sources in creative ways. https://www.emergingamerica.org/disability-history-curriculum.
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