{"id":4272,"date":"2022-02-04T22:33:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T22:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/?p=4272"},"modified":"2023-11-21T19:07:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T19:07:30","slug":"celebrating-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/celebrating-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Identity: Teaching Empathy and Understanding using Cultural Celebrations of the New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Created in partnership between the Wing Luke Museum<\/strong><\/a> and the Henry M. Jackson School South East Asia Center<\/strong><\/a>, this teacher training centered around the\u00a0voices of Asian Americans<\/b>\u00a0who shares stories of the holidays that they celebrate and how the holidays continue the connection to their heritage.<\/p>\n

Teachers joined a\u00a0two-part program during which ways to bring the curriculum into the elementary classroom<\/strong>\u00a0were shared, and a historical and contextual framework for Asian and Pacific Islander immigration into America was provided.<\/p>\n

This seminar was sponsored by the\u00a0East Asia Resource Center (EARC)<\/a>\u00a0in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington with funding from a Freeman Foundation grant in support of the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA)<\/a>, and in partnership with the\u00a0Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Henry M. Jackson School South East Asia Center<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Speakers<\/h3>\n

Rahul Gupta<\/strong> is Director of Education and Tours at the Wing Luke Museum for the past 7+ years. His efforts have moved the educational work of the museum toward utilizing dialogic engagement, emphasizing the power of oral history and storytelling, and enhancing the immersive experience for Social Studies, ELA, Arts, and SEL students.<\/p>\n

Maya Hayashi<\/strong>,\u00a0the Education Specialist at the Wing Luke Museum, will speak\u00a0about her family\u2019s Japanese American traditions, her work in developing the curriculum as well as providing historical context to Asian American history. She has been working with students and youth at the Wing for the past seven years.<\/p>\n

Julie Kang <\/b>is theDirector of Professional & Continuing Education at the College of Education, Seattle University.\u00a0With 30 years of P-20 teaching and leadership experience, Dr. Julie Kang, NBCT connects theory to practice. Her research and teaching focuses on multilingual learners, cultural sustaining pedagogy and professional learning for educators.<\/p>\n

Dates and Times<\/h3>\n

This was a two-part program with sessions on:<\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 9, 2022,\u00a0<\/strong>from\u00a04:30 to 6:30 PM (Pacific Time).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, March 10, 2022,<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a04:30 to 6:30 PM\u00a0(Pacific Time).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Program Benefits<\/h3>\n