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Andrea Kim Neighbors

Andrea Kim Neighbors is the Director of Education at the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC), where she partners with K12 educators and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities to co-create innovative educational resources. Andrea helps shape APAC’s National Education Program to foster learning that’s both impactful and inclusive. 

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eople stand near a mural by the artist Cita Sadeli, and listen to her talking about why and how she made the mural.

A Deep Dive Into D.C. Chinatown's History With Educators and Visitors

Museum educators from the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center share reflections about the "Sightlines" exhibition and its unique approach to honing in on the power of place

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'We Are Here' Introduces Readers to 30 Inspiring Profiles

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s new middle-grade anthology dives into stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who shaped the United States

Through co-creation efforts with K-12 educators and Asian American community partners, the National Veterans Network, elementary and middle school educators, Asian Pacific American Center interns and National Museum of American History staff, learn more about the stories behind objects. (Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center)

What's Missing from Classrooms When Asian American and Pacific Islander Voices Aren't Included?

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) have been present throughout America’s past through migration, labor, activism, science innovation, art, literature, community organizing, and so much more. When AAPI stories and voices are missing from what students learn, grappling with our current moment of increased hate and violence, and thoughtfully discussing this with students runs the risk of becoming even more difficult without support and resources to contextualize what we are witnessing today.

Museum educator Christopher Williams engages with student visitors during a Community Day in 2018. (Leah Jones, National Museum of African American History and Culture)

Cause and Effect: Stories of Inspiration and Representation in Education

Three Smithsonian educators pinpoint their motivations for careers in museums.