What Is Yellow Peril?

by Virginia Loh-Hagan

Overview

Students will learn about yellow peril and discover how it endangers lives and leads to racially motivated hate crimes against Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in America. This series explores the issues specific to the AAPI community in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Series is written by Virginia Loh-Hagan, a prolific author, advocate, and director of the San Diego State University Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Resource Center. Developed in conjunction with educator, advocate, and author Kelisa Wing, these books were created to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach race issues with open eyes and minds. Books include 21st Century Skills and content, an activity across books, table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, and educational matter.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534199385
Publisher:	Cherry Lake Publishing
Publication date:	01/01/2022
Series:	21st Century Skills Library: Racial Justice in America: Asian American Pacific Islander
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.34(w) x 9.17(h) x 0.33(d)
Lexile:	620L (what's this?)
Age Range:	10 - 11 Years

About the Author

Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan is an author and educator. She is currently the Director of the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Center at San Diego State University and the Co-Executive Director of The Asian American Education Project. She lives in San Diego with her very tall husband and very naughty dogs.

Table of Contents

What is Yellow Peril? What is the History of Yellow Peril? What Does Yellow Peril Look Like Today? Why is Yellow Peril Problematic? How Can We Be Better? Extend Your Learning Glossary Index