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Cross-Racial Solidarity

These lesson plans look at the legacies of cross-racial solidarity through Asian American history.
IHI is proud to offer lesson plans that highlight cross-racial solidarity through Asian American history. Each lesson plan is aligned with Common Core standards, and comes with customizable Google Slides and agendas. These lesson plans are free for download below.

Cross-Racial Solidarity Movements & the Formation of the Asian American Identity​

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Grades: ​9-12
Time Period: 1965-Present
Curriculum: Cross-Racial Solidarity
Topics: Cross-Racial Solidarity, Imperialism
​Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.1-2, 9-10.4, 9-10.10,
​11-12.1-2, 11-12.4-5, 11-12.7; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.11-12.10
How did Asian Americans and African Americans work together during the Civil Rights era? In this lesson plan, students learn about  solidarity between Asian Americans and African Americans and how the Black Power movement influenced Asian American activism. Topics include the Third World Liberation Front, and what it means to be Asian American.

Chinese in the Mississippi Delta

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Grades: ​3-7
Time Period: 1800-1900
Curriculum: Cross-Racial Solidarity
Topics: Cross-Racial Solidarity, Labor
​Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1-7, 3.9, 4.1-4, 4.7, 4.9, 5.1-5, 5.9, 6.1-5, 6.9, 7.1-4, 7.9; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3-4, 4.3-4, 5.3-4, 5.9, 6.3-4, 6.7, 6.9, 7.3-4, 7.7, 7.9
This unit explores the history of Chinese in the Mississippi Delta who immigrated over 150 years ago to work on sugarcane and cotton plantations, replacing Black labor in the wake of the emancipation of slavery. With a variety of interactive activities and using content from the book, Sugar by Jewell Parker Rhodes, students will make historical connections between these stories and the real-life legacies of Chinese immigrants that built communities across the Mississippi Delta.
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  • Our Work
    • Programs & Impact
    • Asian American Leadership Program
    • Lesson Plans >
      • Grade Level
      • Time Period
      • Topic
      • Curriculum
    • Guide on Talking about Race with Kids >
      • English
      • Chinese
      • Hindi
      • Korean
      • Nepali
      • Tagalog
      • Vietnamese
    • COVID-19 Anti-Asian Racism >
      • Restorative Justice
      • Bystander Intervention
      • COVID-19 Lessons
    • Animated Series
    • Workshops
    • Outside Resources >
      • Asian American Studies
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