May is recognized nationally as Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.
In this resource, we highlight Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American stories. We celebrate and recognize people from the East, Southeast, South, Central and West Asian countries and the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Islands. More specifically, we celebrate and honor Asian, Pacific Islander and Desi American stories of struggle, resistance, intellectual wealth, and cultural wealth (Review the 7 C’s of Ethnic Studies). In light of the Derek Chauvin Trial, San Diego Unified School District has curated resources for confronting racial violence and injustice for educators, counselors, site leaders, and parents. These resources can be used to facilitate discussions with students, families, and staff about racial justice. As a reminder, these conversations should not be had in isolation but need to be ongoing and center one's context and community. Educators
CounselorsSITE LEADERS
ParentsWe in San Diego Unified School District are heartbroken, outraged, and frustrated at the deadly violence that occurred in Atlanta, Georgia on March 16, 2021.
- SDUSD's Statement on Anti-Asian Violence In light of this hate crime and an overwhelming increase in anti-Asian violence this past year, we offer resources to engage in critical discussion and action within your learning communities. We hope these resources offer support to our AAPI-Desi students, families, faculty, and staff members. Stop AAPI-Desi Hate Resources Curated by Jon Salunga Morse High School Additional Resources
Engage critically with resources to teach Earth Day & Environmental Justice, World Health Day, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and GLSEN's National Day of Silence in the month of April.
April Resources Thank you to all who were able to attend this month's PD. We also want to express our deepest gratitude for our brothers and sisters in the Restorative Justice Practices department for partnering with us.
If you were unable to attend you can access resources by clicking the image below to help you ground in developing culturally rooted, healing-centered spaces as you prepare for next week's school re-opening. March 1 - First day of Womxn's Herstory Month & March 8 - International Womxn's Day
March 13 - First day of Deaf History Month
March 31 - Cesar Chavez Day
As classrooms and school districts across the nation kick off their Black History Month celebrations, let us remember the urgency and importance of teaching Black history beyond the month of February. Let us also keep in mind the criticality of infusing ethnic studies in this teaching and learning experience.
During the first week of February, BLM at School is promoting a nationwide Week of Action and is inviting schools and cities across the nation to participate (see flyer here).
The website is an amazing resource that offers the following:
The Abolitionist Teaching Network, founded by Bettina Love, is hosting a series of “Black History Month” focused workshops. Their workshop last week on Teaching for Black Lives was beautiful, and I hope you can make the following workshops! They are free or suggested donation. They are also not recorded and live only. All events are from 5-6pm PST.
January 28, 2021 Teaching Black History: A Time to Love on Us Black History Month is a time to celebrate, rejoice, and acknowledge how Black people have shaped the world. Celebrating Black History must begin with a love for Black people. This amazing panel will discuss what it means to teach Black History from the belief that you must love Black people to teach about Black people. This event will be live-streamed to YouTube and will not be recorded. We invite you to reserve a ticket at the price point that works best for you and your circumstances. We look forward to your attendance! February 4, 2021 Black Joy: A Celebration of Black Teaching Black educators build on a tradition of excellence, pride, and self-reliance - and we know that all students benefit from having a Black teacher. Unfortunately, too many Black educators find themselves over-taxed, under-supported, and isolated. Let’s celebrate and support us in a virtual space designed by Black Teachers Matter and Abolitionist Teaching Network. Who knows? You might leave this session having connected with your next mentor or mentee! February 18, 2021 Black Homeschooling: An Abolitionist Approach Black homeschooling shows us the agency, self-determination, radical imagination, and power of Black people to create communities that center Black liberation. This extraordinary panel of Black homeschooling experts will discuss the history of Black homeschooling, how families can get involved, and why the time of Black homeschooling is now. Join the movement! February 25, 2021 Black Futures and Black Joy Our future is BLACK and filled with JOY. This beautiful panel will take us on a journey of a Black future filled with joy, justice, art, and love. On behalf of the ethnic studies team, we are offering resources to be used with students to critically engage with the events that led up to our Nation’s transition of power. From the Capitol insurrection to the Inauguration in the midst of a Pandemic, it is important to make space for students to process and connect with history happening in real time. Click the image below for the resource.
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