The Asian American Education Project, 11 W 53rd St, New York, NY (2026)

10/26/2026

Join us on Thursday, November 5th, for a workshop that will demonstrate how to integrate examples of Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American (APIDA) cross-cultural solidarity in U.S. history classrooms. Participants will learn various teaching strategies and gain access to lesson plans that address how marginalized communities supported each other in the fight against exclusion.

Register at asianamericanedu.org/workshops to attend.

10/24/2026

NYC educators, join us on Saturday, November 14, from 12:00 PM-3:00 PM for a screening of Southeast Asian American Journeys, an anthology featuring intergenerational stories of local Southeast Asian American refugee communities in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Minnesota, Oregon, and California. Following the screening, participants will have a Q&A with filmmaker Quyên Nguyen-Le, and have planning time. Lunch will be provided.

Register at https://aaedu-learningseries3.eventbrite.com

More about the Learning Series:
The Asian American Education Project (AAEdu) is hosting a series of FREE K-12 educator events throughout Fall 2026 to deepen knowledge of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) and cross-racial histories and experiences!

NYC AAPI Studies K-12 is funded by the New York City Council.

Attendees must be educators teaching in New York City schools. Educators are eligible to receive CTLE credit.

10/23/2026

From activists and community organizers to artists, scholars, and journalists, LGBTQIA+ Filipino Americans have shaped conversations about identity, equality, and belonging.

This LGBTQ+ History Month, we’re highlighting people whose stories help us better understand the diverse experiences and contributions of Filipino Americans. Swipe through this post to learn more about gender and sexuality in pre-colonial Philippines, Filipino American contributions to the LGBTQ+ rights movement, and the stories of LGBTQIA+ Filipino American trailblazers.

As we celebrate Filipino American History Month and this year’s theme, Beyond the Margins: Centering Intersectional Filipinx American Histories, let’s continue uplifting the stories and perspectives too often left out of traditional narratives.

While June is widely recognized as Pride Month, October is LGBTQIA+ History Month. LGBTQIA+ History Month began in 1994, when Missouri educator Rodney Wilson (born 1965) proposed creating a month dedicated to LGBTQIA+ history. October was selected in part because National Coming Out Day is observed on October 11. Today, LGBTQIA+ History Month provides an opportunity to center LGBTQIA+ stories, histories, and contributions in classrooms and communities.

“Beyond the Margins: Centering Intersectional Filipino American Histories” calls us to recognize Filipino American stories that have often been overlooked or left out of traditional histories. This includes the histories of LGBTQIA+ Filipino Americans. Centering these histories helps us build a fuller and more inclusive understanding of the past.

LGBTQIA+ identities are not new to Filipino history. Before Spanish colonization, some Indigenous Philippine communities recognized and respected diverse gender identities and sexualities. Gender diverse people served as babaylan, spiritual leaders and healers, including individuals known as asog in the Visayas and bayok or bayog in Luzon.

Spanish and later American colonization introduced and reinforced Christian teachings that imposed stricter expectations around gender and sexuality, contributing to the stigmati

10/19/2026

For Filipino American History Month, we’re celebrating musicians whose work spans pop, rock, jazz, Latin soul, hip-hop, and traditional kulintang music. From the Rocky Fellers to Ruby Ibarra, meet Filipino American artists who broke barriers, kept musical traditions alive, and helped shape American music.

Danny Barcelona (1929–2007) was a Filipino American jazz drummer who spent more than a decade playing with Louis Armstrong (1901–1971) and his All Stars. Born in Waipahu, Hawaiʻi, to Filipino immigrant parents, he taught himself to play drums. In the early 1950s, he led the Hawaiian Dixieland All Stars, touring Hawaiʻi and Japan. In 1958, he joined Armstrong’s All Stars and remained with the band until 1971. His steady swing rhythms and lively drum solos accompanied the band’s performances across the United States, Asia, Europe, and Africa. Barcelona played on Armstrong’s “Hello, Dolly!,” which reached number one on the U.S. pop charts in 1964. After Armstrong’s death, he returned to Hawaiʻi and became a regular performer at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu.

The Rocky Fellers were a Filipino American rock-and-roll band whose repertoire mixed rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and popular dance rhythms. The brothers Tony (1944–2007), Junior (b.1945), Eddie (b.1955), and Albert Maligmat (b.1953) performed with their father, Doroteo “Moro” Maligmat (1904–1996). They began performing in the late 1950s. Their recordings included “Long Tall Sally,” “Twist and Shout,” and “Lonely Teardrops.” In 1963, “Killer Joe” reached No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Top 10 on Cash Box’s R&B chart. They also appeared on national television variety shows. Although their chart success was brief, their television appearances and hit recordings established an early Filipino American presence in mainstream American rock and roll.

Joe Bataan (born 1942) is an Afro-Filipino singer, pianist, and songwriter known as the “King of Latin Soul.” Born to a Filipino father and an African American mother, he grew up in New York’s Spanish Harlem, surrounded by Puerto Rican music and culture. His music ble

10/16/2026

Starting on October 12, 1979, hundreds of le****ns and gay men of color gathered in Washington, D.C., for the First National Third World Le***an and Gay Conference. Organized by the National Coalition of Black G**s, the gathering confronted racism within the largely white gay and le***an movement and homophobia within communities of color. Audre Lorde delivered the keynote address.

Asian participants formed the Le***an and Gay Asian Collective and later marched with a banner declaring, “We’re Asians, Gay & Proud.” At the Washington Monument, Japanese American le***an poet Michiyo Fukaya delivered “Living in Asian America,” arguing that struggles involving race, class, gender, and sexuality could not be separated.

The collective was short-lived, but its connections helped inspire q***r Asian organizing across North America.

From October 12–15, 1979, le***an and gay people of color gathered in Washington, D.C., for the First National Third World Le***an and Gay Conference. Organized by the National Coalition of Black G**s, the conference brought together hundreds of participants from across the country and abroad. It was a watershed moment - the first time q***r people of color had met to build coalitions with each other.

Through workshops, caucuses, and discussions, participants confronted racism, sexism, and homophobia. The gathering challenged the myth that le***an and gay people were all white. It also helped participants form new organizations and carry those connections back into their local organizing.

Le***an and gay people of color faced racism within a movement that often centered white people’s experiences. They also faced homophobia in the wider society, including within their own communities and movements for racial justice. The conference offered a place to find one another, share experiences, and organize against racism and homophobia together.

“Third World” was the language of political solidarity among Black, Asian, Latino, and Indigenous people. The attendees wanted to connect their struggles in the United States with liberation movements around the world, seeing the fight for l

10/14/2026

Filipino American History Month is an opportunity to learn, reflect, and engage with Filipinx American histories inside and beyond the classroom!

The 2026 theme, “Beyond the Margins: Centering Intersectional Filipinx American Histories,” reminds us of the importance of uplifting stories and perspectives that have often been overlooked.

From visiting museums and historical sites to watching films, exploring literature, and engaging with Filipinx American artists, there are many ways for educators and students to deepen their understanding of Filipinx American history.

Swipe through for resources and ideas to help you commemorate and celebrate this FAHM!

How will you engage with Filipinx American history this month? Share your plans in the comments below!

10/13/2026

Join us and the Chinese American Museum on Wednesday, October 21st, at 4 PM PT/6 PM CT/7 PM ET to commemorate the Los Angeles Chinese Massacre of 1871.

This workshop recovers the often-erased history of one of the largest mass lynchings in American history - where a mob of 500 Angelenos killed 18 Chinese men and boys. Featuring special guest Michael Truong, Executive Director of the Chinese American Museum Los Angeles, participants will explore the anti-Chinese sentiment and political climate that set the stage for the violence, examine primary sources, and consider how communities have worked to commemorate the victims and reclaim the site’s history.

Join us for this unique experience and leave with ready-to-use AAEdu lesson plans and resources that integrate trauma-informed strategies for teaching difficult histories with care.

Register at asianamericanedu.org/workshops to attend.

10/12/2026

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is an opportunity to learn about the histories, cultures, sovereignty, and ongoing contributions of Indigenous peoples.

In this post, we explore the history of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, who Indigenous peoples are, the Indigenous histories of Pacific Islander communities, Native American activism in the fight for Ethnic Studies, and ways educators can bring Indigenous histories into the classroom year-round.

How are you incorporating Indigenous histories and perspectives into your classroom?

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is observed as an alternative to Columbus Day and centers the histories, cultures, and contributions of Indigenous peoples. Supporters of the observance argue that celebrating Columbus overlooks the violence, enslavement, and colonization that followed European arrival in the Americas. The day provides an opportunity to recognize Indigenous peoples. Communities mark the day with educational programs, cultural events, gatherings, storytelling, art, and music.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day grew from decades of activism by Indigenous people and their allies seeking greater recognition of Indigenous histories and communities. In 1990, South Dakota became the first state to replace Columbus Day with Native American Day. Two years later, Berkeley, California, became the first city to call the observance Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The idea continued to spread, with more cities and states adopting Indigenous Peoples’ Day as an alternative to Columbus Day. In 2021, President Joe Biden (b. 1942) became the first U.S. president to formally recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day through a presidential proclamation.

According to the United Nations (UN), Indigenous Peoples are communities with longstanding connections to their ancestral lands and territories. They often have their own languages, cultures, traditions, beliefs, and ways of life that have been passed down through generations.

The UN does not use one single definition of Indigenous Peoples because communities around the world are diverse. Self identification and self determination are key, mea

10/08/2026

Did you know that South Asian immigration to the United States has a long and complex history?

In 1920, U.S. immigration authorities arrested 39 Indian workers outside the Bethlehem Steel Company in Pennsylvania and brought them to Ellis Island. But South Asian migration to the United States began decades earlier, including Muslim peddlers from Bengal who arrived at Ellis Island in the late 1800s. Their stories reveal the discrimination, restrictive immigration policies, and organizing that shaped the South Asian American experience.

What stories of early South Asian migration should we be remembering? And how can we learn more about the early South Asian American experience?

Share your thoughts with us in the comments below!

South Asians have been in the United States since at least the late 1800s. Among the earliest larger groups were migrants from Punjab and Bengal.

Muslim Bengali peddlers settled in places including New Orleans, New York, and Baltimore, while many Punjabi migrants, particularly Sikh men, first traveled to the West Coast of Canada before moving to the United States.

These early migrants faced anti-Asian discrimination, violence, and restrictive laws. Other South Asians came to the U.S. as students and political activists. Some became involved in organizations such as the Ghadar Party, which opposed British colonial rule in India.

Founded in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Bethlehem Steel grew from an ironworks established in 1857 into one of the largest steel companies in the United States. By the early 1900s, the company was producing steel for major construction projects as well as railroads, ships, and military equipment.

In August 1920, the gates of this major steel company became the site of the arrest of 39 Indian workers by immigration authorities. Their arrest connected the history of South Asian labor in the United States to the larger story of industry, immigration enforcement, and discrimination.

In August 1920, U.S. immigration authorities arrested 39 Indian workers outside the Bethlehem Steel Company in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The arrests, documented in The Independ

10/06/2026

October is Filipino American History Month (FAHM)!

FAHM commemorates the important role Filipinos have played in American history. It was introduced in 1992 by Dr. Fred Cordova and Dr. Dorothy Laigo Cordova of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FAHNS), and recognized by Congress in 2009.

The 2026 theme is “Beyond the Margins: Centering Intersectional Filipinx American Histories.” This year’s theme invites us to center stories, experiences, and contributions that have often been left out of the larger historical narrative.

Swipe through to learn more about the history of FAHM and explore ways to integrate Filipinx American histories into your classroom.

How will you make space for Filipinx American histories in your curriculum this month? Share your ideas in the comments below!

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