Make Your Own Fish Kite
History Explorer | Activity | K-4
Students learn how to make their own fish kites called koinobori. Koinobori are an expression of Japanese culture that became an important part of life for children in Japanese American internment camps during World War II.

Reading Baseball Saved Us
History Explorer | Activity | K-4
Students read information about the book Baseball Saved Us, its author and illustrator. The activity includes images of objects from the online exhibition A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution.

ReadWriteThink’s Asian Pacific Heritage Month Calendar Entry
ReadWritetThink | Activity | 9-12
Explore a collection resources about Asian and Pacific Americans.

Exploring Language and Identity: Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue" and Beyond
ReadWriteThink | Lesson Plan | 9-12
Students explore the idea of "different Englishes" by reading Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue" and writing literacy narratives about their own use of different language for different audiences and purposes.

Family Memoir: Getting Acquainted With Generations Before Us
ReadWriteThink | Lesson Plan | 9-12
Creating a memoir of an older family member allows students to learn more about their own backgrounds and the power of storytellers.

The Filipino American Story
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program | Lesson Plan | 5-8
The “A Century of Challenge and Change: The Filipino American Story” curriculum was developed out of a multicultural framework. Its aim is to highlight the historical and cultural experiences of Filipino Americans within a multicultural and global context by emphasizing ethnic pride, cultural connections, critical thinking, and community activism.

Korean American Curriculum Guide
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program | Lesson Plan | 5-8
This guide is designed for use by teachers, librarians, group leaders, and others who would like to introduce students and other audiences to various aspects of the Korean American experience. Each of the three lessons can be modified for both younger and older audiences.

Understanding the Vietnamese American Experience
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program | Lesson Plan | 6-9
This site includes four classroom lessons and a detailed printable timeline of Vietnamese American history. Each lesson includes rich background material, along with specific discussion questions, worksheets, or classroom activities. The materials, created by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program, will help students develop understanding of and empathy for the challenges faced by Vietnamese Americans. Many of these immigrant stories could serve as bridges to discussing the experiences of other cultural and ethnic migrations.

Manjiro Nakanohama's Rescue and Voyage
EDSITEment | Interactive | K-12
Learn about a young fisherman named Manjiro Nakanohama, the first Japanese national to set foot on American soil, and a man who was influential in ending Japan’s centuries of isolation. Though Manjiro’s name and legendary life story is celebrated by the children in contemporary Japan, fame has eluded him this side of the Pacific where he remains a footnote in American maritime history. Follow Manjiro's voyage with this interactive map of his journey.

A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution
Smithsonian's History Explorer | Interactive | 5-12
Focusing on the experience of Japanese Americans who were placed in detention camps during WWII; this online exhibit is a case study in decision making and citizen action under the U.S. Constitution.

The Science of Shadow Puppets
ARTSEDGE | Interactive | 5-8
Discover the secrets behind the art of shadow puppetry in this multimedia exploration which explores this age-old art form through animations, videos, interactive activities, and more.

Science Meets Artistry: The Work of Cai Guo-Qiang
ARTSEDGE | Interactive | 9-12
This multimedia exploration, designed for explores the science and art of pyrotechnics and chronicles the making of Cai’s Tornado: Explosion Project for the Kennedy Center.

Tower of Hanoi
Illuminations | Interactive | 6-12
According to an ancient Vietnamese legend, there exists a temple which contains a large room with three time-worn posts in it surrounded by 64 golden discs. Hanoi priests move these discs in accordance to an ancient prophecy. In this activity, students are challenged to move 8 discs across the game board with the use of pegs. Students must try to move all the discs using the smallest number of moves possible.

Asian Pacific Heritage Month Feature
EDSITEment | Resource | K-12
This feature honors the first Japanese national to set foot on American soil as a young fisherman, Manjiro Nakanohama, by telling his story and offering students an interactive map of his voyage, as well as a timeline.

Asia MapMaker Kit
Xpeditions | Resource | K-12
Start with the tutorial and learn about all the ways you can use this great new tool to create maps of Asia, from one-pagers to giant wall maps. 2

Black Ships & Samurai: Commodore Perry and the Opening of Japan
EDSITEment | Resource | K-12
An MIT open courseware unit on how Japanese artists visualized the arrival and effects of Commodore Perry's fleet in 1853. One passage highlights Manjiro’s arrival, which brought the most vivid information available to Japanese officials prior to Perry’s arrival.

BookDragon Book Review Blog
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program | Resource | K-12
Explore a collection of multi-cultural reading materials.

Creating Hawai’i
Smithsonian’s History Explorer | Resource | 6-12
Uncover the story of the Hawaiian Islands through artifacts, images, audio, and text from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. This page features a short introductory essay, audio clips related to specific museum artifacts, and an enhanced podcast.

Filipino Hip-Hop: Contemporary Culture Has Traditional Roots
National Geographic Education | Article | 6-12
Filipino American identity has been connected to hip-hop culture for many years.  Filipino hip-hop includes mobile DJs, turntablism and Pilipino Culture Nights (PCNs).  The article includes a vocabulary list and links to video performances.

Laura Jernegan: Girl on a Whaleship
EDSITEment-Reviewed | Resource & Interactives | K-12
This resource tells two stories: "The Story of Whaling," which describes what happened on a 19th century whaling voyage, and "Laura's Story," about a young girl from Edgartown, Massachusetts, who kept a journal while on a whaling voyage with her family.  The site also has several interactives that allow students to "Explore Laura's Journal", learn "About Whales", "Explore the Ship" and view whaling routes with the "Map of Whaling" feature.

Manjiro Nakanohama's Rescue and Voyage
EDSITEment | Resource | K-12
Learn about a young fisherman named Manjiro Nakanohama, the first Japanese national to set foot on American soil, and a man who was influential in ending Japan’s centuries of isolation. Though Manjiro’s name and legendary life story is celebrated by the children in contemporary Japan, fame has eluded him this side of the Pacific where he remains a footnote in American maritime history. Learn about Manjiro's story with an interactive map of his voyage acros the Pacific.