Immigration from Asia Post-1970: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers
Help students understand recent immigration history by exploring photographs of Asian immigrant communities in the U.S.
Native Women and Suffrage - Beyond the 19th Amendment: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers
Using primary sources from the Library of Congress, help students reconsider the standard narrative around women’s suffrage by exploring the history of Native, Black, Latin American and Asian women who kept advocating for expanding suffrage after 1920.
ABMC War Dead Database
Features over 224,000 records of individuals buried or memorialized in ABMC cemeteries and memorials worldwide.
Reading Photographs: A Dusty Street
When and where was this photo taken? See what clues you can spot!
Resources for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Explore our spotlight page and discover resources for teaching about Asian Pacific American experience in May or any time.
Japanese American National Museum Collections
Looking for ways to grow awareness of injustice of Japanese internment? This site likely has the perfect primary source for your needs.
Japanese American Internment: Executive Order 9066
How did the World War II internment of Japanese Americans happen? Historian Frank Wu examines Executive Order 9066.
Japanese American Internment: Ansel Adams Photos
If the U.S. interned you and your family, how would you respond?
Yale Digital Commons
A wheeled pull toy depicting Nixon with a crown? If you’re looking for a unique object to bring up in class, start with the digital commons.
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2011
Scratch the surface of Asian Pacific American history this May, and keep digging.
Zinn Education Project
Wanting to go deeper into the history of labor and marginalized groups in the U.S.?
Diversity in the 1920s
Segregation and equality in America was a case of double standards.
Remembering All Veterans
Veterans Day is for everyone who fought for the U.S.—including those who volunteered in the face of prejudice.
OurStory
Link literature and history with activity sets for 18 books and a database of over 270 other books for young readers.
Theatre of the People
Through performing art, U.S. minorities assert their identities. Answer these questions on multicultural music and theatre.
Column A and Column B
In the 19th century, no one expected Chinese food to take off in the United States.
Teaching the Transcontinental Railroad
From Chinese immigrants to the Golden Spike, explore the history of the transcontinental railroad.
Land of (Unequal) Opportunity
460 documents and images on civil rights in Arkansas, from before, during, and after the civil rights movement.
Promise of Gold Mountain: Tucson's Chinese Heritage
A collection of primary sources detailing early Asian-Americans in Tucson, Arizona.
The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color
Explore World War II’s color film footage.
Life Interrupted: The Japanese American Experience in WW II Arkansas
What was life like during Japanese American internment?
Oral History Research Center
What do Vegas showgirls have to say about their time in the city?
World War I History Commission Questionnaires
How did World War I change soldiers’ attitudes, religious beliefs, and employment prospects?
Encyclopedia Britannica: The 1911 Edition
Find out what people thought of everything from ablation to vinegar in 1911.
Lesson Plans Library
Hundreds of lesson plans, right at your fingertips. Incorporate them in the classroom.
Korean American Digital Archive
Meet singer Florence Ahn, minister Soon Hyun, and others.
Gold Rush!
Bring yourself up to speed on the Gold Rush, including the minorities involved.
SDA: Survey Documentation and Analysis
Observe statistical trends in U.S. beliefs and demographics from free speech to zodiac signs.
A More Perfect Union
Was Japanese American internment constitutional? Explore the Japanese American experience.
WRA Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement
These curious photos created by the War Relocation Authority put a positive spin on Japanese American internment.
WestWeb: Western Studies and Research Resources
This gateway site provides a wealth of resources pertaining to the American West.
Voices from the Gaps: Women Writers and Artists of Color
Learn about all of America’s most famous female writers of color with this comprehensive website.
Japanese-American Internment
Use this site as a gateway to primary sources and online resources detailing Japanese Internment
The Japanese American Exhibit and Access Project
Go back in time and witness the harsh conditions at Japanese Internment Camps during World War II.
Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Archive
Which ethnic groups have made their homes in the Columbia River Basin?
Folkstreams
View streaming videos on American folk culture from fox hunting to Zydeco.
U.S. Census Bureau
The U.S. Census counts everyone! It creates a current image of the nation with its diversity and class variations.
The Adoption History Project
Did you know that adoption was only recognized as a legal U.S. operation in 1851?
U.S. Coast Guard
Who protects U.S. interests in international and domestic waters?
What Does It Mean to Be an American?
An 8th-grade teacher asks: Was early 20th-century America a “melting pot” or a “salad bowl”?
U.S. Army
Increase your knowledge of the people, past, and technology of the United States Army.
Historical Agency in History Book Sets (HBS)
Looking for ways to use fiction in your elementary history curriculum? Read on for suggestions!
Discovering Angel Island: The Story Behind the Poems
Learn about the experiences of immigrants detained at Angel Island and how this impacted their opinion of the US.
Resources: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
The term Asian Pacific American covers millions of people, thousands of cultures, and dozens of countries.
Reading and Thinking Aloud to Understand
Two practices help students to make sense of primary source documents on the internment of Japanese Americans while improving their reading skills.
Civil Rights and Incarceration
What were the consequences of and motivations for Japanese American removal during World War II?
American Radicalism Collection
From the Ku Klux Klan to the IWW, examine 129 historical documents from radical organizations.
Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project
Primary and secondary sources document the minority struggle for civil rights in Seattle’s history.
USC Archival Research Center
With over 126,000 photographs, maps, and other documents, this site offers a comprehensive look at the history of Los Angeles and southern California.
Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project
Explore this archive of over 110 video interviews on Japanese American incarceration during World War II.
Chinese in California, 1850-1925
Browse more than 8,000 objects related to Chinese immigrant life in California.
Online Archive of California
Explore California from Japanese American internment or the Free Speech Movement to oral histories.
Alexander Street Press
Databases of digitized firsthand accounts and literary works document periods in American history, the experiences of minorities, and other topics.
Museum of the City of San Francisco
Peruse 11 exhibits, from the Gold Rush of 1849 to Japanese American internment during WWII.
Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar
Ansel Adams’s photographs preserve life at the Manzanar War Relocation Center during World War II.