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Chinese American Museum Resources
Family History Scrapbook – a workbook with educational activities exploring and documenting family trees, immigration, food, oral histories, music, and celebrations for students 4th – 8th grade, families, and teachers. Download here.
Hip Hop Language Arts Worksheets – Created in conjunction with the exhibition Don’t Believe the Hype: LA Asian Americans in Hip Hop, students 7th grade and up can analyze lyrics, identify metaphors and similes, and write poetry. Download the worksheets here. The zine includes essays, interviews with artist SWANK and Daryl Chou (Firecracker co-founder / producer), a timeline of Asian American MCs and DJs, educational activities, and commissioned illustrations by Brenda Chi, Kenny Kong, Lorna Xu, and Andy Yoon. Download the complete zine here.
Other Resources
Chinese Historical Society of Southern California’s LA Chinatown Remembered (Microsite)
Los Angeles Conservancy, Exploring Chinatown: Past and Present (PDF Booklet)
Lost LA Curriculum – Anti-Chinese Massacre of 1871: Lesson Plan, Video, and Powerpoint Presentation
SurveyLA Historic Context Statement: Chinese Americans in Los Angeles 1850-1980 (PDF)
Visit the following sites for information on other cultural and historical institutions/organizations:
1882 Foundation: American Civil Rights & the Exclusion Laws
Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
Chinatown Business Improvement District
Chinese American Citizens Alliance
Chinese American Historical Museum – Ng Shing Gun (San Jose)
Chinese-American Museum of Chicago
Chinese American Museum of Northern California
Chinese American Museum (Washington D.C.)
Chinese Historical Society of America (San Francisco)
Chinese Historical Society of Southern California (Los Angeles Chinatown)
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument
International Coalition of Sites of Consciousness
Japanese American National Museum
Museum of Chinese in America (New York)
OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates
Pacific Heritage Museum (San Francisco)
San Diego Chinese Historical Museum (San Diego)
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (DC)
The Asian American Education Project
The Wing Luke Museum of Asian Pacific American Experience (Seattle)