Upcoming Events

July 26-29, 2021: Re-imagining Migration Virtual Seminar
​IHI will be participating in a four-day virtual seminar that will introduce participants to Re-imagining Migration’s approach to advancing the education and well-being of immigrant-origin youth, decreasing bias and hatred against young people of diverse origins, and helping rising generations develop the critical understanding and empathy necessary to build and sustain welcoming and inclusive communities.
Register for the workshop here.

August 02, 2021: Restorative Justice & Anti-Asian Racism: Challenges and Opportunities
Join the Immigrant History Initiative and Smithsonian APA for a free workshop about how to address anti-Asian racism through restorative justice practices. We'll dig into more advanced RJ topics and troubleshooting. 
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Sign up for the workshop here.

August 04, 2021: Adding AAPI Studies to Your School's Curriculum
Join the Immigrant History Initiative and Make Us Visible NJ for a free workshop to learn how to incorporate AAPI studies into your school's curriculum!

Our co-founders will be speaking alongside Senator Vin Gopal, who introduced S4021 for AAPI Curriculum in NJ Public Schools, Kate Lee from the Asian American Education Project, Samip Mallick from SAADA (South Asian American Digital Archive), and Dr. Monisha Bajaj, University of San Francisco Professor of International and Multicultural Education.
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Sign up for the workshop here.

Please check back regularly for updates on new events open to the public!
If you are interested in booking IHI for an anti-racism workshop, please visit this page.

Past Events & Recordings

July 14, 2021       Laying the Foundation: A Historically Grounded Perspective on AAPI Immigrant Survivors Today
 
IHI and Sanctuary For Families hosted a two-part series for attorneys on developing a trauma-informed practice for working with survivors of gender-based violence. On July 14th, Kathy Lu, IHI co-founder and Staff Attorney in the Anti-Trafficking Initiative at Sanctuary for Families, gave a lecture that provided a historical overview of the migration and development of AAPI communities in America, challenged assumptions about AAPI survivors, and provided trauma- and culturally-informed practice tips for pro bono attorneys working with AAPI survivors.
View the recording here.

Jan. 22, 2021       Talking to Kids about Asian American Identity & Racism 

On January 22, 2021, at 7 PM, join us for a free online workshop for parents to talk about Asian American identity and racism. The workshop will provide an overview of Asian American racial identity and issues around anti-Asian racism, and then offer some concrete strategies and tools, including trauma-informed practices, to discuss these topics with children (K-12) in age-appropriate ways. The workshop will be led by the Immigrant History Initiative, mental health expert Dr. Jenny Wang, and parent leaders of West Hartford, Connecticut. ​

If enough interest, workshop will provide simultaneous interpretation into Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and other languages. View the recording here.

Sept. 22, 2020       Panel with Harvard Graduate School of Education: Addressing Anti-Asian Racism 

Join Immigrant History Initiative (IHI) and the Harvard Graduate School of Education to discuss strategies for addressing anti-Asian racism in the classroom. Panelists will introduce "Empathy During COVID," IHI's restorative justice-based lesson plan, and answer questions from attendees. Here is a link to the resource. Please consider viewing it prior to the webinar. https://www.immigranthistory.org/empathy.html

Sarah (HGSE '19) is an educator and restorative justice practitioner. Sarah's work focuses on social justice, identity development, community building, and mental health. Sarah has created circle resources on topics such as trauma awareness, trust-building, and transformative justice.

View the recording.

Sept. 9, 2020       Addressing Anti-Asian Racism during COVID: Restorative Justice Dialogue

Join IHI and Yale Alumni Educators for a moderated discussion on the Immigrant History Initiative's work, anti-Asian racism during the COVID-19 pandemic, and anti-racist strategies for tackling problematic student behavior in the classroom. IHI will present their new resource, Empathy during COVID, a free facilitation guide that uses a restorative justice framework for talking about race in this complicated context. Download the resource at immigranthistory.org/empathy.

View the recording.

July 13-16, 2020       Teaching in Uncertain Times 

Join IHI for Re-imagining Migration's Summer Seminar, a unique online learning experience for K-12 teachers, school administrators, and education professionals. This seminar will introduce participants to the Re-imagining Migration’s approach to advance the education and well-being of immigrant-origin youth, decrease bias and hatred against these youth and help all young people develop the understanding and habits of mind, heart, and civic participation to nurture inclusive communities and healthy democracies. IHI is leading a special break-out session focused on Chinese Exclusion and the physical manifestations of borders in this painful and important history.

June 12, 2020        Equity in Education

How inclusion and equity in education benefits all students in the rapidly diversifying and globalizing landscape. Featuring: Julia Wang and Kathy Lu of the Immigrant History Initiative; Steven Hernadez, Executive Director of CWCSEO; Roszena Haskins, West Hartford Public School Director of Diversity and Advancement; Nkaozer Yang, 7th Grade Geography Teacher; Yukiyo Iida, EDI Parent. Moderated by #IAMNOTAVIRUS Emily Huynh. Hosted by the Connecticut General Assembly Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity, and Opportunity and #IAMNOTAVIRUS.

View the recording.

May 7, 2020           Addressing Anti-Immigrant Bias 

​​IHI, Smithsonian APAC, Re-Imagining MIgration, and ADL Education discuss  resources and strategies for educators to help address the wave of anti-immigrant and anti-Asian bias that has spread with the COVID-19 pandemic. The following questions are addressed:
1. Why is this important?
2. What is the impact on young people, those who are targeted and those who are witnessing the bias?
3. What resources can teachers use while teaching from home to help address it?

View the recording.
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