A new book co-authored by a professor at Michigan State University suggests ways to bring Asian American history into the elementary school classroom, even if it’s not in the state curriculum. "Teaching Asian America in Elementary Classrooms" defies stereotypes about Asian people in the United States and focuses on the complexity of Asian American identity.

GUESTS:

• Noreen Naseem Rodriguez, co-author of “Teaching Asian America in Elementary Classrooms”

• Jae Lee, 5th grade teacher at Angell Elementary School in Ann Arbor

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