TAAF Unveils New Updates to AAPI History Hub for K-12 Educators

SAN FRANCISCO (April 28, 2025) — The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) today announced updates to its AAPI History Hub, a first-of-its-kind online educational platform designed to provide K-12 educators with access to hundreds of high-quality, classroom-ready curricular resources covering Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) history. The AAPI History Hub can be accessed at www.aapihistoryhub.org. 

Amid shifting educational priorities and the continued rollout of state mandates requiring the teaching of Asian American history, the AAPI History Hub has become an essential tool for teachers across the country. With this new version, the platform offers an expanded library of more than 320 curricular materials and introduces three new features designed to deepen educator engagement and student impact:

• Over 54 new lesson plans, guides, and classroom tools from leading education partners and school districts such as Asian American Voices for Education, AAPI New Jersey, Diversify Our Narrative, Sikh Coalition, and the New York City Department of Education.
  
  
• A new Professional Learning page with a curated list of workshops, training programs, and virtual learning opportunities for educators seeking to strengthen their approach to AAPI history.
  
  
• A new AAPI History in Action page spotlighting experiential learning—from museums to musicals—offering ways to connect students and communities to lived AAPI experiences
  
  
• The upgrade also includes an interactive education landscape map, created in partnership with Committee of 100, which tracks state-level policies and standards around AAPI and ethnic studies as well as a list of advocacy organizations to get involved. These tools are accompanied by Groundswell: Asian American Youth Making Waves, a short film that highlights the movement to bring AAPI stories into the classroom.

“The AAPI History Hub is more than a collection of lesson plans—it’s a movement to make sure every student sees themselves in American history,” said Norman Chen, CEO of TAAF. “This new version builds on our commitment to help educators teach with confidence, accuracy, and cultural relevance.”

The need for inclusive history has never been greater. According to TAAF’s 2025 STAATUS Index, nearly 80% of Americans support specific initiatives aimed at uplifting Asian American communities, with 41% in particular backing legislation requiring Asian American history be taught in schools. Americans rank knowledge of Asian immigrant histories (66%), facts about discrimination (52%), and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander cultural traditions (49%) as top topics for public schools to teach. 

The STAATUS Index also found that 63% of Asian Americans report feeling unsafe in their day-to-day lives and fear they will be victims of discrimination in the next five years—yet 48% of Americans believe Asian Americans are treated fairly, the highest level in five years. The disconnect underscores how urgently we need education that reflects the lived experiences of Asian Americans.

The AAPI History Hub is a collective project funded by The Asian American Foundation and co-created with key partners and contributors, including The Social Studies Accelerator, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago, The Asian American Education Project, OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates, and The DataFace.

To explore the Hub and learn more about TAAF’s work in inclusive education, visit www.aapihistoryhub.org or www.taaf.org.

About The Asian American Foundation (TAAF)

TAAF serves the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community in their pursuit of safety, belonging, and prosperity that is free from discrimination, slander, and violence. Launched in 2021 in response to the rise in anti-Asian hate and to address the long-standing underinvestment in AANHPI communities, we invest in initiatives to combat anti-Asian hate, integrate AANHPI studies into school curricula, elevate authentic AANHPI storytelling, and expand resources and representation for our communities. Through our high-impact initiatives, events, and investments in national and local nonprofits, we’re creating a permanent and irrevocable sense of belonging for millions of AANHPIs in the United States. For additional information about TAAF, please visit www.taaf.org or follow @TAAForg on Instagram, LinkedIn, X or Facebook.

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