AAPI Educator on Teaching a Pro-Asian American Perspective

Teach For America Alum Tony DelaRosa (Indianapolis '12), a first-generation Filipino American, sees a big gap in how schools teach the Asian American diaspora. In this moving and poetic reflection, he shares his hopes for his son (and all students) to be seen and affirmed without negotiating their intersectional identities.

Watch the video to learn more about why AAPI educator, DelaRosa, believes in teaching a pro-Asian American perspective in classrooms is important.

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