- Asian American history doesn't happen in a vacuum. What else was happening in the country and in the world at the time of these events? Why do you think these events might be taught in isolation?
- Within the broader Asian American racial group, why would different ethnic groups want to distance themselves from each other at different points in time? Why would they want to come together?
- Why do you think stories of Asian American resistance, organizing and activism are not as prominent in our larger historical narrative as those of other marginalized groups?
- Are there any parallels between the stories of activism and civic engagement presented on this site and other movements that you know of?
- Which primary source artifacts from the archive are most effective in communicating the history to you? Which secondary sources are most effective? Which artifacts would you add? Which would you remove?
- How do the artifacts in each cluster work together to capture a time in Asian American history? What pieces are missing, and how might you go about finding them?
- What questions related to the time and events in this archive would you like to explore further?