Threads of History: Weaving Asian American Voices into the Classroom

Open to: Grades  9-12 NYC DOE Highschool Teachers
Opportunity at a Glance: Join Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) and The UCLA Asian American Studies Center for a day dedicated to strengthening Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Studies in your high school.  Preview UCLA’s Foundations and Futures: Asian American and Pacific Islander Multimedia Textbook. Explore the textbook through presentations from former labor organizer May Chen and public historian Rachel Bernstein. Tour MOCA’s exhibition, With a Single Step: Stories in the Making of America and get a sneak peek of artifacts from MOCA’s collection on 1980s garment workers in Chinatown.

Additional Details

  • Light breakfast & lunch included.
  • Eligible participants will receive 5 CTLE hrs.
  • $75 stipends provided upon full day’s participation.

Key dates:  Monday November 10 from 9:00a.m. – 3:00p.m.
Location: Museum of Chinese in America
Registration deadline: 11/06/2025

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