Introduction to Asian American History in the United States (Camp Style Sections Available)
In this 4 week course, students will have the opportunity to learn a brief history of Asian Americans in the United States.
Maddie Alvendia, B.A., E.d.M
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(28)
What's included
4 live meetings
3 in-class hoursClass Experience
In this exciting 4 week course, students will have the opportunity to learn a brief history of Asian Americans in the United States. Asian American history is often forgotten or brushed over in United States history, and this course aims to introduce students to that forgotten history. Sessions are scheduled as follows: Session 1: The first class will cover the 19th century (1800's). Topics covered will include gold mining, Chinese immigration, public school segregation, railroad workers, US-China relations, and important Supreme Court cases involving Asian Americans and citizenship. Session 2: The second class will cover the 20th century (1900's). Topics covered will include immigration, interracial marriage, Japan-US relations, Angel Island, Pearl Harbor, and the Korean and Vietnam War. Session 3: The third class will cover the 21st century (2000's) and contemporary Asian American history. We will focus on contemporary activism movements. Session 4: The last class will discuss the future of Asian Americans in the United States. Each class is designed to be interactive - Nearpod will be utilized and students will be guided through an interactive presentation that includes videos, text, drawing activities, audio, and more! This is not designed to be a lecture-style class - it is meant to guide and facilitate students' learning.
Learning Goals
Students will learn a brief introduction and overview of Asian American history in the United States.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
This class will address the histories of historically marginalized groups and topics like slavery, institutional racism, and oppression will come up. Along with each week's live class sessions, I will include resources each week that help students understand those larger themes of racism and oppression. I will also include weekly videos on how to address these topics at home, resources to help parents and families, and resources for students.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Maddie Alvendia, B.A., E.d.M
4.8
28reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I am a certified Advanced Placement Social Studies/History Teacher at a Title I High School in the Bay Area in California. I am a licensed K-12 educator. I also teach for an organization that centers Black history and black people (Reconstruction US). In addition to teaching high school currently and K-12 students at Reconstruction, I taught this same course last year at a middle school in Richmond, CA. This class covers historically marginalized groups - I received my undergraduate degree in History, specializing in the history of people of color. I also received my Master's in Education from Harvard University, where I concentrated on social justice education as well as anti-racist pedagogy. I am a trained race and racism facilitator as well.Reviews
Live Group Class
$50
for 4 classes1x per week, 4 weeks
45 min
Completed by 18 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-15
2-6 learners per class
