In our own words: Early Asian Americans and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders in the Pacific Northwest

FAIN: BH-288131-22

Wing Luke Memorial Foundation (Seattle, WA 98104-2948)
Rahul Gupta (Project Director: February 2022 to present)
Charlene Mano Shen (Co Project Director: May 2022 to present)

Two week-long workshops for 72 K-12 educators to learn about the histories of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in the Pacific Northwest.

The Wing Luke Memorial Foundation (dba Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience) seeks funding to present our popular Landmark workshops, "In our own words: Early Asian Americans and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders in the Pacific Northwest." Building on the success of our 2014, 2016, 2019, and 2021 workshops, we propose two in-person week-long workshops in summer 2023 led by our 2021 team Education staffing partnership with preeminent scholars and veteran K-12 educators. The long history of Asian Americans and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders (AA & NH/PIs) in the Northwest provides a wealth of landmark sites, historical materials, and digital resources on which to base K-12 professional development training about AA & NH/PI immigrant histories and the many cultures that shaped our nation. In 2023 we will build on our existing program to enrich content and deepen teacher learning.