RAD COMMUNITY EVENT: How to be an Ally CLICK HERE TO VIEW A space to celebrate LGBTQ+ month, identities and stories through a color. Rainbow Run concludes with an after-party…
LISTEN: Making Gay History - Wendell Sayers CLICK HERE TO VIEW Wendell Sayers was born in Western Kansas on April 29, 1904, and died on March 27, 1998. He was,…
EXPERIENCE: Performance, Protest, & Politics: The Art of Gilbert Baker CLICK HERE TO VIEW Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1970, he was stationed in San Francisco as a medic.…
READ: Adventures with My Daddies (K-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW "My daddies are amazing. They're funny, kind, and smart. And when they read me stories...exciting journeys start!" Set off on…
WATCH: Miss Liz reads Adventures with My Daddies (K-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW In today’s virtual storytime we read “Adventures With My Daddies” by Gareth Peter, illustrated by Garry Parsons.…
WATCH: The Saint of Dry Creek CLICK HERE TO VIEW Patrick Haggerty grew up the son of a dairy farmer in rural Dry Creek, Washington, during the 1950s. As a…
LISTEN: Latinos Who Lunch Podcast CLICK HERE TO VIEW Latinos Who Lunch is a podcast that was created to provide a digital media platform that reflects the intersectionality between queer,…
WATCH: The Cabbage Butterfly CLICK HERE TO VIEW About this Poem During the years that I wrote and revised this poem, my lover, and ultimately spouse, was gravely ill. Her…
WATCH: Love, No Matter What CLICK HERE TO VIEW What is it like to raise a child who's different from you in some fundamental way (like a prodigy, or a…
LISTEN: Making Gay History - Jeanne & Morty Manford CLICK HERE TO VIEW By the time Jeanne Manford’s gay son Morty was beaten up at a 1972 protest, she had…
LISTEN: 81 Words CLICK HERE TO VIEW The story of how the American Psychiatric Association decided in 1973 that homosexuality was no longer a mental illness.
READ: The Exhausting Work of LGBTQ Code-Switching CLICK HERE TO VIEW Queer, trans, and non-binary people have to do the extra work of changing how they speak, act and express…
READ: Matthew Shepard: The murder that changed America CLICK HERE TO VIEW The death of a gay student, tortured and tied to a prairie fence in Wyoming two decades ago,…
WATCH: The Laramie Project CLICK HERE TO VIEW The true story of an American town in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard.
READ: Matthew Shepard Foundation CLICK HERE TO VIEW What is it like to raise a child who's different from you in some fundamental way (like a prodigy, or a differently…
LISTEN: Where We Were Then, Where We Are Now CLICK HERE TO VIEW The 20 years since Matthew Shepard's death have been transformative for his mother, Judy. Plus: we talk…
EXPERIENCE: Illegal to Be You CLICK HERE TO VIEW This website is based on an exhibition that opened at the National Museum of American History in June 2019. Objects pictured…
EXPERIENCE: The Trevor Project CLICK HERE TO VIEW The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people. We provide information & support…
READ: Being an LGBTQ Ally CLICK HERE TO VIEW From the Human Rights Campaign: Being an LGBTQ+ Ally is designed to help build understanding and comfort. If you are new…
WATCH: #GotYourBack: Students tell GLAAD what makes a good LGBT ally CLICK HERE TO VIEW GLAAD interviewed students at three colleges about what qualities in a person make them a…
READ: The Ghosts We Keep (Young Adult) CLICK HERE TO VIEW When Liam Cooper, a non-binary teenager, must face the world alone after his older brother Ethan is killed in…
LISTEN: Can A Child Be Raised Free Of Gender Stereotypes? This Family Tried CLICK HERE TO VIEW This week on Hidden Brain, the story of a couple and the challenges…
LISTEN: Nature, Nurture, And Our Evolving Debates About Gender CLICK HERE TO VIEW This week, we delve into debates over gender and the role of nature and nurture. Plus, we'll…
WATCH: The Myth of the Gay Agenda CLICK HERE TO VIEW In a funny talk with an urgent message, LZ Granderson points out the absurdity in the idea that there's…
WATCH: Are You “AAPI” or “Asian American”? It's Complicated. CLICK HERE TO VIEW How many A’s in AAPI? Dolly & Adrian hear from South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander…
PARTICIPATE: Chicago Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Kickoff & Business Expo CLICK HERE TO VIEW Come join us at the PNC Centre, 1 North Franklin Street, Chicago, IL, USA for…
READ: How One Woman's Story Led to the Creation of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month CLICK HERE TO VIEW Read the history of how the celebration of Asian Pacific American…
EXPERIENCE: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month CLICK HERE TO VIEW May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities,…
RAD COMMUNITY EVENT: Asian Fusion Festival Huntley RAD will be wrapping up the school year with its May Community Event celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage and culture. It…
READ: Asian American Voices in Poetry CLICK HERE TO VIEW This collection is intended to introduce new readers to Asian American poets and to help those who are interested in…
READ: 25 Amazing Children’s Books Celebrating Asian Culture CLICK HERE TO VIEW Looking for ways to introduce your child to the rich tapestry of Asian American cultures? Dive into the…
WATCH: Sesame Street: Meet the Friends in Your Neighborhood with Ji-Young, Elmo, and Alan (K-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Join Alan, Ji-Young, and Elmo as they meet some friends and…
WATCH: The Struggles Of Being An Asian American CLICK HERE TO VIEW In honor of Asian Pacific Heritage Month, we wanted to close out this time with a discussion on…
LISTEN: Southern Fried Asian - Perry Yung CLICK HERE TO VIEW Perry kicks off the podcast talking about his family moving to Texarkana, Texas to run a Chinese restaurant when…
WATCH: Minari CLICK HERE TO VIEW A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to an Arkansas farm in search of their…
LISTEN: Saving the Seeds CLICK HERE TO VIEW Why do Asian Americans have such deep relationships with fruit? Cathy goes on a quest to find the answers — starting with…
EXPERIENCE: National Museum of Asian Art CLICK HERE TO VIEW The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, are located on…
READ: The Myth of Asian American Identity CLICK HERE TO VIEW New York Times Magazine: We’re the fastest-growing demographic group in the U.S. But when it comes to the nation’s…
EXPERIENCE: Chinese American Museum of Chicago CLICK HERE TO VIEW Our mission is to advance the appreciation of Chinese American culture through exhibitions, education, and research and to preserve the…
WATCH: Meet the South Asian community that helped create Chicago's Little India on Devon Avenue CLICK HERE TO VIEW A 15-block stretch of Devon Avenue on the North Side has…
PARTICIPATE: 11 India Sites to Explore from Home CLICK HERE TO VIEW Google Arts and Culture: India is a vibrant country full of stunning architectural treasures, unforgettable scenery and a…
READ: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Young Adult Books CLICK HERE TO VIEW A selected list of notable fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels for young adults by and about Asian…
EXPERIENCE: Virtual Story Time CLICK HERE TO VIEW While we are physically apart, we can still share stories from all over Asia. Below is a list of storytelling videos and…
PARTICIPATE: Follow recipes from The Korean Vegan CLICK HERE TO VIEW Molinaro is a Korean American woman, born in Chicago, Illinois. Her parents were both born in what is now…
WATCH: The Korean Vegan- Rainbow Jeon and My Mom's Best Story CLICK HERE TO VIEW Joanne Lee Molinaro shows you how to cook jeon while telling her mom’s best story.
WATCH: Bao CLICK HERE TO VIEW In Disney•Pixar's Bao, a Chinese mom who's sad when her grown son leaves home gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings…
READ: The Story Behind Bao, the Adorable Pixar Short With Oscar Hopes CLICK HERE TO VIEW At just 28, Shi is the first woman to direct a Pixar short. She…
LISTEN: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Playlist CLICK HERE TO VIEW In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month, the Daily Sundial is highlighting five Asian…
LISTEN: Music of Asian American Research Center CLICK HERE TO VIEW Every three months, MAARC will release a Spotify playlist. Some lists are based on particular moods, some commemorate certain…
PARTICIPATE: JASC: Japanese American Service Committee Online Exhibits CLICK HERE TO VIEW The JASC Legacy Center has a long history of producing physical and digital exhibits highlighting materials from the…
PARTICIPATE: Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month CLICK HERE TO VIEW The MWRD will host Mia Park, a multi-dimensional Korean American artist, for Asian American and Pacific Islander…
WATCH/ READ: Pritzker Signs Law Making Illinois First State to Require Asian American History Be Taught in Schools CLICK HERE TO VIEW Members of the Asian American Pacific Islander communities…
READ: Japanese American Relocation CLICK HERE TO VIEW From the United States Holocost Historical Museum- After the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked US forces at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941,…
READ: Crazy Rich Asians Is More Than Glitz and Glamour. It’s Groundbreaking for People Like Me CLICK HERE TO VIEW TIME highlights the significance of the film “Crazy Rich Asians”…
READ: Crossing Cultures: the Art of Manga in Hawai'i CLICK HERE TO VIEW The National Endowment for the Humanities presents the Hawai’i Council for the Humanities supported exhibition Crossing Cultures:…
WATCH: Dance of Asian America: Learning the rich culture through authentic Chinese dance CLICK HERE TO VIEW At Dance of Asian America Academy, the young dancers learn how to preserve…
WATCH: Asian | How You See Me CLICK HERE TO VIEW "Chinese are not the same as Japanese, are not the same as Koreans, Filipinos, or Thai, or Indians..." We…
WATCH: Laura Lim’s TedTalk about Asian stereotypes (6-8) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Asians are stereotyped everywhere, from media to school. This talk explores the overall problems that are faced from…
WATCH: Being Asian in America - Pew Research Center CLICK HERE TO VIEW In a new Pew Research Center analysis based on 66 focus groups conducted in the fall of…
EXPERIENCE: Care Package from the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center CLICK HERE TO VIEW Care Package is a collection of creative offerings by artists, writers, and scholars who we have…
READ: Cowboys in the Tropics: A History of the Hawaiian Paniolo CLICK HERE TO VIEW The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage presents one of the interesting qualities of…
WATCH: ”Float” CLICK HERE TO VIEW A father discovers that his son is different from other kids in the most unusual way. To keep them both safe from judgement, Dad…
READ: ‘Float’ Director Bobby Rubio on Unconscious Bias and Pixar’s First Filipino American Character CLICK HERE TO VIEW Bobby Rubio made his directorial debut with Pixar’s animated short “Float” on…
LISTEN: Asian Enough - Padma Lakshmi CLICK HERE TO VIEW A conversation with “Top Chef” host, model and writer Padma Lakshmi about growing up Indian American in the San Gabriel…
READ: 11 Moments From Asian American History That You Should Know CLICK HERE TO VIEW More than 30 years after President George H.W. Bush signed a law that designated May…
READ: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang CLICK HERE TO VIEW White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the…
PARTICIPATE: Asian American Representation in Literature CLICK HERE TO VIEW You’re welcome to join in a thrilling conversation with Rebecca F. Kuang (R.F. Kuang) as she chats with us about…
EXPERIENCE: Anderson Japanese Gardens CLICK HERE TO VIEW Construction of Anderson Japanese Gardens began in 1978, when Rockford businessman John Anderson was inspired by a visit to the Portland Japanese…
WATCH: Harvard Asian American Dance Troupe Presents: Horizon 2020 CLICK HERE TO VIEW The Harvard Asian American Dance Troupe is excited to present our first-ever virtual show for Fall 2020.…
WATCH: Wind CLICK HERE TO VIEW Set in a world of magical realism, “Wind” sees a grandmother and her grandson trapped deep down an endless chasm, scavenging debris that surrounds…
READ: Pixar's 'Wind' honors Korean grandmother's sacrifices to get her sons to America CLICK HERE TO VIEW ABC 7 article and video about Pixar’s short film, “Wind,” and how the…
PARTICIPATE: Creating Story with Music CLICK HERE TO VIEW Students express the Balinese concept of working together to create a community by applying the kecak musical pattern of interlocking parts…
LISTEN: AAWW Radio: New Asian American Literature CLICK HERE TO VIEW All your favorite Asian American writers reading & in conversation with each other. AAWW Radio is the podcast of…
READ: The Surprising History of Hawaii’s Hula Dancing (6-8) CLICK HERE TO VIEW How a sacred Hawaiian dance and music ritual was canceled, commercialized, and finally, revived.
PARTICIPATE: 12 Ways to Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month CLICK HERE TO VIEW Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by exploring the history, arts, and culture of Asian Americans…
WATCH: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (K-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage month from Disney Channel!
READ: Speaking to Her People - How Rapper Ruby Ibarra Sings to and about Immigrants CLICK HERE TO VIEW While we in the United States spend July 4 celebrating American…
WATCH: Asian Americans | PBS CLICK HERE TO VIEW Asian Americans is a five-hour film series that delivers a bold, fresh perspective on a history that matters today, more than…
EXPERIENCE: Korean Heritage CLICK HERE TO VIEW Google Arts and Culture: Explore stories that have shaped the lives of the people of Korea.
PARTICIPATE: An Immigrant's Journey CLICK HERE TO VIEW A selected list of notable fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels for young adults by and about Asian Americans, chosen by Los Angles…
PARTICIPATE: AAJC: Share your or your family’s story of immigrating as an Asian American CLICK HERE TO VIEW The overwhelming majority of Asian Americans are immigrants or the children of…
WATCH: Zheng Chongbin on "I Look for the Sky" CLICK HERE TO VIEW The work of Zheng Chongbin, an American artist born in China and based in the Bay Area…
EXPERIENCE: Asian Art Museum - Virtually Experience the Exhibits CLICK HERE TO VIEW Museum From Home: Lean into #MuseumFromHome and engage with art at a distance. See below for a…
EXPERIENCE: Virtual Asian American Art Museum (VAAAM) CLICK HERE TO VIEW VAAAM is a collaborative effort in scholarship and resource and collections sharing on Asian American Art. This effort has…
PARTICIPATE: Create Your Own Illustrated Haiku (K-5) CLICK HERE TO VIEW Objective: Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry made of three lines (5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables) that…
READ: What is the 'bamboo ceiling'? Here's what Asian Americans want you to know CLICK HERE TO VIEW With a recent rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, the term "bamboo ceiling"…
LISTEN: Shalini Govil-Pai’s (breaking) stereotypes CLICK HERE TO VIEW Shalini Govil-Pai is a tech and media executive at Google, who previously worked at Pixar on films like Toy Story and…
WATCH: I Am Not Your Asian Stereotype CLICK HERE TO VIEW Bad driver. Math wizard. Model minority. In this hilarious and insightful talk, eighteen-year-old Canwen Xu shares her Asian-American story…
PARTICIPATE: Stop AAPI Hate CLICK HERE TO VIEW Our communities stand united against racism. Hate against Asian American Pacific Islander communities has risen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, we can…
LISTEN: Racism in the Time of Coronavirus CLICK HERE TO VIEW Hey. Paola here. In this episode, I share my experience with COVID-19 racism and conversations with Phil Yu (Angry…
