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Raising Asian American Kids: Questions, Reflections & Resources
Have questions about race, racism, and your Asian American child? You’re not alone! Take a look at these FAQs from parents and caregivers like you.
Toolkit: Raising Asian American Children
Resources designed for parents, educators, and other caregivers who play meaningful roles in the lives of young Asian American children.
Why tailored resources? Because children in the U.S. have very different experiences based on their racial and ethnic identities: from their experiences of immigration, family history, and collective history; opportunities to see themselves fully represented in media; opportunities to celebrate their heritage and culture; their experiences of discrimination and stereotyping; and more.
The racial label “Asian American” is a huge umbrella that includes tons of diversity – different ethnicities, immigration histories, languages, and approaches to talking about race. Asian Americans also share some similar experiences, which may include family traditions and values as well as being viewed through particular cultural stereotypes, including the “model minority myth.”
This toolkit contains some resources that are just for you, as a caregiver, and some that are designed to be used directly with kids. Some are downloads and some are videos. They address different themes, including cultural pride and family roots, understanding and managing racism and bias, and cross-racial solidarity. Take a look through and see where you might want to begin!
EmbraceRace is grateful to the researchers from the Asian American Families Study Collaborative for their partnership on this toolkit. Please note that this toolkit - hopefully the first of many - does not focus on kids of Pacific Islander heritage.
Toolkit Resources
Articles
Explainer Video For Kids: Who is Asian American?
This short, kid-friendly video introduces the rich diversity within Asian American communities — perfect for watching together with your child. After watching the videos together, discuss your reactions, reflections, and wonderings by using the accompanying discussion prompts.
Articles
My Culture in Five Senses
Sometimes, we may feel like being “different” than others — for the way we look, for eating different foods, or for speaking different languages — is a bad thing. Whenever being “different” makes us feel unhappy, thinking about the special details of our cultures and heritages can help us remember how our cultures actually make us unique and important.
Articles
A Reflection Guide for Raising Asian American Children
One powerful way to support your child’s racial learning is to reflect on your own experiences with race. Use this resource to explore real responses from Asian American caregivers and spark thoughtful conversations with your family, friends and community.
Articles
Explainer Video for Kids: Asian American Stereotypes
How can Asian American children understand, process, and respond to being stereotyped? This kid-friendly video gives an introduction and examples that many Asian American kids and adults will relate to.
Articles
Exploring Asian American Identity Through Comics
These comics are meant to start conversations between children and caregivers about race and racism, centering the diverse experiences of Asian American children. They relate to themes of cultural pride, coping with racism, interracial solidarity, and adoption.
Articles
What does racism have to do with me? Asian American kids get…
Watch how educator Katie Yue-Sum Li adapted “A Kids Book About Racism” to reflect her own Asian American experience—and why representation, identity, and community matter when teaching kids about race.
Children’s Books
Picture Books Centering Diverse Asian and Asian American…
Are you looking for “mirror” books that reflect your Asian American children’s own experiences and identities? Check out this list of picture books celebrating a wide diversity of Asian and Asian American characters, cultures, and experiences.
Children’s Books
Chapter Books Centering Diverse Asian and Asian American…
Check out this list of chapter books celebrating a wide diversity of Asian and Asian American characters, cultures, and experiences.
Action Guides
Scenarios for Caregivers: Talking with Asian American Children…
This resource contains three scenarios for caregivers. All involve young Asian American children’s experiences with racism and bias. Reflect by yourself or with a partner or friend and think through how you might respond in each situation, then read through our suggestions.
Articles
Learn Together: Asian American Activists and Leaders
This resource is designed for caregivers and children to explore together, to learn the stories of Asian American activists and leaders, past and present, who have stood up for the rights of their own communities and others.
Action Guides
My Family’s Rivers: Exploring Your Family's Story Together
Families grow and change over time, shaped by many people and experiences. This resource invites you to explore how family histories can flow like rivers—and to reflect on your own family's journey with your child.
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