The Localized History Project (LHP) is a New York City Council funded, youth participatory history collective working to bring local Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history into K-12 classrooms. In collaboration with the Asian American Education Project, we’re building the first ever AAPI Studies Curriculum for New York City Public Schools!
The Localized History Project was featured on WNYC in coverage of New York City’s $2.5 million investment in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Studies. Listen to the segment below:
This article, published in a special issue of the Educational Studies Journal, was jointly written by 12 youth and two adult researchers. We present initial findings about the state of AANHPI curriculum in NY as determined through Youth Action Boards, surveys, interviews, and field‑notes. The article concludes by sharing examples of what a youth‑driven, localized, and critical AANHPI archive and curriculum could look like. Findings confirm what literature has shown: that AANHPI history is largely invisibilized and omitted from curriculum. The impact of this on young people is deflating—but also spurs a desire to change the education system. The Localized History Project is ongoing, and updates about our work and research can be found by following @LocalizedHistory.
APA citation:
Sunderram, S., Xie, Jake, Katoanga, Tuilaepa, Schmidt, Eva, Kunizaki, Clarissa, Vora, Ravi, Ong, Jessica, Choe, Angie, Sasaki, Kaya, Feng, Amy, Zaman, Navipa, Hom, Aurora, Nguyen, Angelina, & Pan, Y.-Y. D. (2025). Localized Histories and Pedagogical Revolutions: Youth-Driven Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History Curriculum in New York State. Educational Studies, 0(0), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131946.2025.2482785
