Each year, the Smithsonian honors Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with a calendar full of activities. Visit the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month website each May for more information on the events in the Washington, DC area. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Calendar
Three lesson plans for middle-school classes provide flexible modules for introducing Korean American history and culture. Topics include Korean American History, Korean American Literature, and Korean Adoptees in America. Each lesson plan features background text, images, a timeline, websites, and bibliographies. Lesson Plan
This lesson plan tells the story of friendship between a San Diego children's librarian and a group of young people sent to an internment camp during World War II. Their correspondence is the basis for lessons using letters as primary sources. Lesson Plan
This site is a gallery of works by Korean American artists in various artistic fields. Their artwork represents the past, present, and future, the dreams and reality of Korean Americans. Online Exhibit
Learn about Hawai'i and Hawaiian Lu'au. Visit the virtual festival, and listen to music, watch videos of hula dances, and learn about Hawaiian food. Online Festival
Learn about the “Gold Mountain Travelers,” more than 322,000 Chinese immigrants who came to the United States between 1850 and 1882 searching for freedom and prosperity in California. Online Exhibit
Smithsonian resources, exhibits, and programs on Asian Pacific American History. Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Learn about the history of Buddhism and how to find innovative ways to include the study of Asia in curricula. Online Guide
Puja explores Hindu worship, the act of showing reverence to a god, with background information, activities, a bibliography and a resource list about Puja. Educator's Guide
Learn about three especially important categories of artistic expression in Islam: the art of the book, the art of the mosque, and the art of the portable object. Teacher's Guide
The lesson plan introduces the traditional Japanese art of screen painting. Students compare a Japanese screen to an American landscape painting, looking for cultural and geographical information. Lesson Plan
Each year, the Smithsonian honors Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with a calendar full of activities. Visit the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month website each May for more information on the events in the Washington, DC area.
Three lesson plans for middle-school classes provide flexible modules for introducing Korean American history and culture. Topics include Korean American History, Korean American Literature, and Korean Adoptees in America. Each lesson plan features background text, images, a timeline, websites, and bibliographies. 
This lesson plan tells the story of friendship between a San Diego children's librarian and a group of young people sent to an internment camp during World War II. Their correspondence is the basis for lessons using letters as primary sources.
This site is a gallery of works by Korean American artists in various artistic fields. Their artwork represents the past, present, and future, the dreams and reality of Korean Americans. 
Learn about Hawai'i and Hawaiian Lu'au. Visit the virtual festival, and listen to music, watch videos of hula dances, and learn about Hawaiian food.
Learn about the “Gold Mountain Travelers,” more than 322,000 Chinese immigrants who came to the United States between 1850 and 1882 searching for freedom and prosperity in California.
Smithsonian resources, exhibits, and programs on Asian Pacific American History. 
Learn about the history of Buddhism and how to find innovative ways to include the study of Asia in curricula.
Puja explores Hindu worship, the act of showing reverence to a god, with background information, activities, a bibliography and a resource list about Puja.
Learn about three especially important categories of artistic expression in Islam: the art of the book, the art of the mosque, and the art of the portable object.
The lesson plan introduces the traditional Japanese art of screen painting. Students compare a Japanese screen to an American landscape painting, looking for cultural and geographical information. 