Asia in the Classroom

Taiwanese History 1890s-1950s

The Cultural Revolution and Political Posters

This lesson guide accompanies The World Within Reach: The Story of Yueping Sun to teach students about China's Cultural Revolution. Students learn key terms, identify themes in Ping's story, then create their own political posters.

The Sushi King and Japanese Culture

Utilizing the Sushi King webcomic, students learn about the components of Sushi and how they all relate to cultural themes and concepts in Japanese culture.

Adventures in Japan!

Welcome to Japan! Explore the various ways Japanese history and culture finds itself in the present. Through this lessons students will learn about key features of Japanese culture and create along the way.

The Silk Road: Setting the Stage

Introduce students to the Silk Road and its divergent impact on different regions. Students will employ skills of comparison and contrast and gain a foundational understanding items traded along the Silk Road.

Silk Road Storyboarding

Inspired by our Adventures of Asia story Four Pillars, students are challenged to "show not tell" in their writing. This interactive lesson provides resources for storyboarding, character-building, and a Silk Road Game.

Zen Buddhism and Japanese Art

This lesson is intended to expose students to Zen Buddhism through the artwork of Miya Ando. After being briefed on the essential principles of Zen Buddhism, students will analyze artworks and reflect on how these principles manifest.

Chinese Americans in the Jim Crow South

Students will recognize multiple perspectives through analyzing the historical and modern day impacts of segregation in Augusta, Georgia through the lens of Asian Americans.