Summary
This presentation examines how human rights education (HRE) can help teachers frame and globalize themes related to anti-Asian racism. This session will demonstrate how human rights concepts can help teachers identify stereotypes and discrimination faced by Asian people across the globe, and promote citizenship that interrupts these forces. Following a brief overview of HRE and its utility in approaching issues of social justice, examples of how teachers can use human rights concepts to examine anti- Asian racism will be provided. Each of these examples connects topics and events in the United States with similar matters abroad. Subjects include the internment of Japanese citizens in Brazil, Canada, and the United States during World War II, the deportation of Koreans from the Soviet Union, the expulsion of South Asians from Uganda, massacres of Chinese miners in Mexico, Canada, and the United States, as well as anti Asian/xenophobic stereotypes and legislation in all of these countries.
Session Focus
Secondary/High School | World/International | Human rights education, Anti-Asian racism, Global perspectives
Conference Room
Iowa
Meet the Presenters
Sean Corrigan
