| Producer | 1990 Institute Voices, Visibility, and Vision – Lifting the Fog Around China and Asian Americans Video Series |
| Overview | Through no fault of their own, Asian Americans throughout history have been blamed, scapegoated and ignored. This compelling video will capture the past and present events affecting bias and racism towards Asians in America and what this community has had to endure as Americans. Below are time markers to help navigate to the different sections of this video.
0:00 Introduction 1:51 Chapter 1: Bias 3:21 Chapter 2: The History of Anti-Asian Racism 5:12 Chapter 3: Civil Rights & The Model Minority 6:31 Chapter 4: Anti-Asian Racism Today: History Repeated 7:32 Chapter 5: Healing Our America 8:51 What Can You Do? |
| Publish Date | April 29, 2021, updated May 6, 2021 |
| 1990 FT (For Teachers) | Toolkit for grade 9-12 teachers |
| Resources on Anti-Asian/AAPI Bias | PBS Documentary: Asian Americans, aired May 2020, currently streaming for free
PBS Documentary: American Experience: The Chinese Exclusion Act, aired May 29, 2018, excellent history and chain of events that led up to the act and the aftermath Webinar: The Roots of Anti-Asian Hate in America, Past Forward: American Experience on PBS and CAAM (Center for Asian American Media), Mar 26, 2021 Webinar: Defeating Hate: What are Hate Crimes and How We Can Stop Them, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) and National Asian Pacific Islander Prosecutors Association (NAPIPA), Sep 30, 2020 Video: Violence Against Asian-Americans Isn’t New, but It Is Growing, The Amber Ruffin Show, Mar 19, 2021 Video: Why We Should’ve Seen the Atlanta Shootings Coming, The Daily Show, Mar 17, 2021 Video: We Need To Talk About Anti-Asian Hate, The Try Guys, Mar 24, 2021 Video: U.S. – China Relations, Explained, WIRED, Feb 22, 2021 Video: How to Outsmart Your Own Unconscious Bias Oct 22, 2018, Valerie Alexander, TEDxPasadena Video: How to check your unconscious bias June 14, 2020, Dr Jennifer Eberhardt, Global Goals Video: Microaggressions in the Classroom May 14, 2017, Focused.Arts.Media.Education UC Berkeley Professor of Ethnic Studies Lok Siu, In times of crisis, Anti-Asian violence is an American tradition, Mar 17, 2021 New York Times: There is No Rung on the Ladder That Protects You From Hate, Mar 24, 2021 The Making of Asian America: A History by Erika Lee, Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2015 The Chinese in America: A Narrative History, by Iris Chang American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang (graphic novel) Foreign Affairs: An Unsentimental China Policy: The Case for Putting Vital Interests First, Feb 18, 2021 SupChina: U.S-China relations at the time of Chinese Exclusion Act, by James Carter, May 5, 2021 Homeland Threat Assessment, October 2020, report by the Department of Homeland Security |
| What Can You Do | Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago, Hollaback and CAIR-Chicago: Bystander Intervention Training
Hollaback and Asian Americans Advancing Justice: Bystander Intervention Training to Stop Anti-Asian/American and Xenophobic Harrassment |
| Legal Resource Center | National Asian Pacific American Bar AssociationAsian Americans Advancing Justice |
| Teacher Resources | The Asian American Education Project (including workshops)
USC US-China Institute K-12 Education Teaching Tolerance: Historical Context and tips for educators – Learning for Justice Feb 2020 Identity and Labels: My Part of the Story: Exploring Identity in the United States, Facing History and Ourselves |
A 1990 Production • Asian Americans • COVID-19 • Cultural/Social • People • Racism
Call It What It Is – Racism Against Asian Americans
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