Anti-Asian racism impacts those with many different identities – Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders, not just Asian Americans. The resources below focus on various aspects of anti-Asian racism, including how to combat it when teaching, background and foundational information, the relation of COVID-19 to anti-Asian racism, research on the Asian American experience, IUPUI support for anti-racism, and mental health resources.
Anti-Asian Racism and Teaching
Antiracist Toolkit, Department of Asian Studies, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Has a list of antiracism resources that focus on three education areas: educating and assessing ourselves; examining and revising our work; and enacting change.
Combating Anti-Asian Racism, Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. This post shares an activity called the dialogue circle to practice restorative justice when instances of racist behavior happen in class. The page also lists some historical information about anti-Asian racism.
Combating Anti-Asian Racism in the Classroom, USC Rossier School of Education. Four practical classroom strategies on addressing anti-Asian racist behaviors in the classroom. The strategy especially on learning about the ethnic diversity within the Asian race and how that translates to the Asian American identity is particularly useful.
How to Respond to Coronavirus Racism, Learning for Justice. Recommends a four-step process for speaking up against bias.
Inclusive Teaching
Inclusive Pedagogy Toolkit, Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship, Georgetown University. This toolkit offers concrete suggestions for designing inclusive, antiracist learning environments through five key interconnected aspects of teaching and learning relevant to all courses: Content, Pedagogy, Assessment, Climate, and Power.Inclusive Teaching Principles, Strategies, and Resources, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan. This resource is based on the CRLT definition of inclusive teaching: Inclusive teaching involves deliberately cultivating a learning environment where all learners are treated equitably, have equal access to learning, and feel valued and supported in their learning. Such teaching attends to learner identities and seeks to change the ways systemic inequities shape dynamics in teaching-learning spaces, affect individuals’ experience of those spaces, and influence course and curriculum design.
Evidence-Based Teaching Guide: Inclusive Teaching, CBE – Life Sciences Education. This guide contains both items for practical, immediate consideration, but also a framework for long-term individual journeys toward fully inclusive classrooms. It focuses primarily on inclusivity across race, ethnicity, and gender.
IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning Support for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Teaching. One of the Center for Teaching and Learning goals is to foster inclusion and equity in teaching and learning. We accomplish this goal by offering instruction and support for creating inclusive and equitable learning environments and course design through events, webinars, programs, services, consultations, and resources.
Anti-Asian Racism Background Information
Anti-Asian Violence Resources. Resources on statistics, newest updates, resources to educate, allyship, mental health, action, and corporate statements.
Asian Americans are Not the “Model Minority”, Diverse Issues in Higher Education. Discusses and debunks “the model minority myth” and the wide differences among Asian Americans.
IU experts available to discuss rise in anti-Asian violence, increased tension after Atlanta spa shootings (newswise.com)
Anti-Asian Racism and COVID-19 Webinars
Coping with & Contextualizing Anti-Asian Racism & Pandemics Webinar. A panel discussion featuring Sumie Okazaki, Joyce Tan & William Tsai. Moderated by Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng, NYU (1:18:44)
Hate, Xenophobia, and COVID-19: How Should Higher Ed Respond? Webinar. An online forum hosted by PEN America’s Campus Free Speech Program (1:20:09)
Research on the Asian American Experience
Huynh, Q. L., Devos, T., & Smalarz, L. (2011). Perpetual foreigner in one's own land: Potential implications for identity and psychological adjustment. Journal of social and clinical psychology, 30(2), 133-162. Provides a research-based introduction to identity construction and perception of Asian American students.
Man, S. (2020). Anti-Asian violence and US imperialism. Race & Class, 62(2), 24-33. Provides a context of the historical timeline of how the Asian American community was established in the States, it’s continuous struggle against racism including the current times.
Sue, D. W., Bucceri, J., Lin, A. I., Nadal, K. L., & Torino, G. C. (2007). Racial microaggressions and the Asian American experience. Cultural diversity and ethnic minority psychology, 13(1), 72. [Click on Get Access, then Check Access, Get Access via your institution, and then enter your institutional email]
Wu, C. S., Pituc, S. T., Kim, A. Y., & Lee, R. M. (2020). Foreigner objectification, cultural assets, and psychological adjustment in Asian American college students. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 11(1), 14. Provides a research-based introduction to identity construction and perception of Asian American students. [Click on Get Access, then Check Access, Get Access via your institution, and then enter your institutional email]
IUPUI Support for Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders
Asian Pacific American Faculty and Staff Council. Supports educational, professional, social, and cultural opportunities for faculty and staff members who self-identify as Asian Americans and/or share the values of Asian Pacific American heritages.
Asian Student Union. Provides students with the opportunity to heighten their awareness of a diverse array of Asian Cultures. Established as a safe space for Asian students at IUPUI to explore and understand their identity, ASU has expanded to involve all students on campus to socialize with peers and make an impact on the larger Indianapolis/global community.
Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Directs, supports, and monitors IUPUI’s diversity efforts. The website provides information about its various offices and centers, affinity faculty/staff councils, and initiatives designed to move its DEI mission, vision, and goals forward. It also includes education resources on topics such as bias and stereotypes, microaggressions, privilege, anti-racism, and empathy, inclusion, and civil discourse.
Filipino Student Association. Mission is to promote Filipino culture, encourage diversity, and create collaborative relationships on campus and in the community.
Office of International Affairs. OIA is a resource for connecting to IUPUI’s international activities and is committed to making the world a better and more inclusive place. See Associate Vice Chancellor for International Affairs Hilary Kahn’s Statement Against Anti-Asian Violence.
Stop Asian Hate University Library Guide. The aim of this research guide is to make easily accessible resources within the University Library and IU system that explore the various constructions of Asian American identity and experiences with systemic racism and violence.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Resources and Support
IUPUI Counseling and Mental Health Services (CAPS). CAPS is offering a full range of services through remote and telehealth options. On its website, you will find self-help resources, information about drop-in workshops, counseling options and more.
Mental Health Resources: Asian American and Pacific Islander, National Alliance on Mental Illness. Resources on topics including barriers to mental health, how to seek culturally competent care, and more.
Asian American Psychological Association. Dedicated to advancing the mental health and wellbeing of Asian American communities through research, professional practice, education, and policy.
Asian American Health Initiative. Improving the health and wellness of Asian American communities.
Asian Mental Health Project. Educating and empowering Asian communities in seeking mental health care.
Asian American Counseling and Referral Service. Promoting social justice, the well-being and empowerment of Asian Americans/ Pacific Islander and other underserved communities.
Asian Mental Health Collective. Raising awareness about the importance of mental health care, promoting emotional well-being, and challenging the stigma.
The Mental Health Coalition. Working together to end the devastating stigma surrounding today's most prevalent public health crisis.