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The House on Lemon Street

In 1916, one family battled against the unjust laws aimed at immigrants of Japanese ancestry. In doing so, they lent their own voices to the growing chorus of Asian Americans insisting: "We belong here."

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Class Immigration

Subject

Civics

History

July 13, 2018

article

Issue 18, Fall 2000

White Teachers at the Crossroads

Two leading multicultural educators reflect on how White teachers can help dismantle a legacy of racial domination and injustice.

article

July 6, 2021

Students Say Teach the Truth

TT Award Winner Elizabeth Kleinrock with her students

An LFJ award winner centers her students’ perspectives in the current conversation about racism, social justice education and the need for an inclusive national narrative.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

article

Issue 64, Spring 2020

The America Project

Illustration of young and diverse students in the classroom holding up signs with various states' names displayed, as well as one that lists the United States' territory Puerto Rico in colorful letters and stars.

When Carmen asks her mom what it means to be Puerto Rican and American, she learns a valuable lesson about identity and culture.

author

Gauri Manglik

Gauri has more than 12 years of experience as a lawyer, and she has practiced law in both India and the United States. In 2015, she chose to follow her passion and left her legal career to start KitaabWorld, an online platform which advocates for representation of South Asian children's literature in the mainstream through curated content. This platform creates context and fosters community. Manglik is also the co-author of Muslims in Story: Expanding Multicultural Understanding Through Children's and YA Literature. The mother of two boys, she is passionate about making South Asian culture fun

article

September 1, 2020

Pandemic Pedagogy: A Call to Educators to Bring Their Classrooms to Reality

One educator explains the value of addressing the pandemic head-on in class.

professional development

'The Capacity for Connection'

In this special Q & A, educators Louise Derman-Sparks and Patricia G. Ramsey, authors of the book, What If All the Kids are White?, provide early grades educators with practical ideas on preparing white students for a multicultural world.

Professional Development Topic

Instruction

Topic

Bullying & Bias

June 30, 2017

article

Issue 18, Fall 2000

Healing Waters

An Oregon educator breaks the logjam of environmental conflict.

article

Issue 37, Spring 2010

Immigrant Charter Schools: A Better Choice?

Illustration of students hanging onto the tassel of another students graduation cap

Charter schools tailored to the needs of newly arrived immigrants are getting a lot of attention. But are they working? And will they lead to a new kind of segregation?

Topic

Immigration

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Flint Sit-Down Strike

Between December 1936 and February 1937, auto industry laborers in Flint, Mich., stopped working and occupied the GM factories that employed them until their right to unionize was recognized.

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Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 9, 2014

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