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.