How does this issue impact YOU and the people you care about?
STEP 1: 5 MINUTES
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Asian & Pacifica Peoples Heritage Month
Culture – The rules and behavior we see as normal in our family and community.
Heritage – The family history and cultural practices given to us by our Ancestors. Many people have more than one heritage.
SMASH THE KYRIARCHY
Why Act Now?
Systemic racism and bigotry against Asians and Pacifica Peoples has been long overlooked and excused in our books, movies, and TV shows. Even now, it's primarily non-Asian and non-Pacifica artists and creators who profit off our stories and determine how we're represented. As the next generation of American Asians & Pacifica Peoples, we're taking back the narrative to counter stereotypes, dismantle bias, and tell our own stories.
Asian & Pacifica Peoples Heritage Month
Interactive Tool Kits for Kyriarchy-Smashing Families
Ages 0-2
Ages 3-6
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Pacifica Peoples Kids Stories
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Kids Stories by Asian & Pacifica Authors
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Kids Stories by West Asian Authors
STEP 2: 10 MINUTES
Ask Questions
Talk about this topic with an adult who you trust to be honest with you..
Who...
Who are the leaders you look up to?
Do they look like you?
Based on the leaders you know of, what do you think someone like you could grow up to achieve?
What...
Based on the way you see Asians and Pacifica people represented on TV and in books, what would you assume all of them have in common?
Do you think Asian & Pacifica people are more alike than different? What about people of different races?
Do you...
Do you think Pacifica Peoples should be grouped together with Asians?
How does it help us advocate together? How does it ignore the experiences of Pacifica Peoples?
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STEP 3: USE WHAT YOU HAVE
Get Creative
Flex your brain using what you've learned & discover what's within your control to change.
Pre-K+
Bollywood Dance - Chak Dhum Dhum
Dance With Miss Priya to learn a step-by-step tutorial for a famous Bollywood dance from the 90's.
Pre-K+
Create Pasta-Art Inspired by Pacita Abad
Pacita Abad was a Filipina painter and trapunto artist who traveled around the world creating art inspired by political movements. Tap For Art tells us about her and shares an art activity inspired by her work.
Elementary+
Tell Us About Your Heroes
The Radical Cram School kids tell the life story of Detroit activist and American revolutionary, Grace Lee Boggs. Do you have a favorite civil rights leader you can tell us about? Make your own video!
Elementary+
Make a Shadow Sculpture Inspired by Afruz Amighi
The Asian Art Museum shows us how to make a shadw-based art sculpture using found items in your home.
ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL
Storytime Bingo
How many stories can you find by Asian & Pacifica authors? Download this Raising Luminaries Storytime Bingo and build your reading library.
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IT'S STILL OKAY TO LAUGH
Hard conversations with humor & joy
Every month the Luminary Braintrust tackles a new member challenge to make talking about social justice easier in real life.
STEP 4: ASSESS YOUR CAPACITY
Step Into Your Power: Take Action
Whether it's time, money, or our voice - we all have something to contribute.
if you have $15
Support the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
As gentrification overwhelms the neighborhoods my family helped develop, there's a growing disparity in resources and support for Asian Americans and new immigrants in Boston's Chinatown.
The BCNC moves Asians and new immigrants from surviving to thriving in Greater Boston and beyond.
if you have 1 minute
Demand Justice for Jaahnavi Kandula
A Seattle Police officer hit and killed 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula through reckless driving. The NPD then made disparaging and inhumane remarks about Kandula.
The ACLU of Washington notes shameful as a pattern of violence in SPD that disproportionately targets BIPOC civilians. Tell Seattle & Washington elected officials and the white house - these officers accountable.
DIG DEEPER
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BOOK COLLECTION
Delicious Kids Books That Dismantle Anti-Asian Racism
Referring to Asian as food ‘ethnic’ centers whiteness as the norm
Actually – stop calling all of our stuff – particularly us as people, ‘ethnic,’ ‘diverse,’ and ‘exotic.’
It’s othering, it’s fetishy, and it makes us uncomfortable. When you talk about us like this, you’re feeding into the stereotype that we’re perpetual foreigners who don’t belong here. Cut it out.
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RESOURCE TOOLKIT
Self-Advocacy for Asian & Pacifica Families
A comprehensive collection of reading guides and resources for raising Asian & Pacifica self-advocates.
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READ & DISCUSS
Vincent Chin & The Birth of the Asian American Civil Rights movement
Children's books, videos & discussion guide to start talking with kids about anti-Asian racism and what we can do to stop it.
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Digital Exhibit
12 Ways to Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by exploring the history, arts, and culture of Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the United States
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