Asian American Curriculum Project
{{short description|Nonprofit organization in San Mateo, California}}
The Asian American Curriculum Project (AACP) is a nonprofit organization based in San Mateo which was created in 1969 to promote Asian and Asian-American culture and writing. The organization publishes books and media on the topic of Asian people's experiences, focusing on their experience in the United States. It also has a bookstore.
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The Asian American Curriculum Project (AACP) is a nonprofit organization based in San Mateo, California.{{Cite news|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nfh&AN=2W62W61277625915&site=ehost-live|title=More Than 2,000 Celebrate at Chinese New Year Festival|last=Assemi|first=Yasmin|date=6 March 2006|work=The Record|access-date=3 January 2018}}{{subscription required|via=EBSCO}} AACP educates the public about Asian and Asian-American experiences through the publication of books, music and media.{{Cite news|url=https://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/asian-american-curriculum-project|title=Asian American Curriculum Project|date=2008-06-11|work=Smithsonian's History Explorer|access-date=2018-01-04}} There is also a physical bookstore selling AACP books in San Mateo.
AACP was founded in 1969.{{Cite web|url=http://www.iexaminer.org/2014/07/api-flying-bookshelf-a-library-of-art-literature-and-visibility/|title=The International Examiner – API Flying Bookshelf: A library of art, literature, and visibility|last=Wu|first=Jacqueline E.|date=17 July 2014|website=International Examiner|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-04}} The organization was formerly named the Japanese American Curriculum Project (JACP) and was created by teachers from San Mateo and led by Florence Makita Yoshiwara.{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/multiculturaleth0000gilt|url-access=registration|title=Multicultural and Ethnic Children's Literature in the United States|last=Gilton|first=Donna L.|date=2007-07-09|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810856721|pages=[https://archive.org/details/multiculturaleth0000gilt/page/129 129]|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16260534/the_times/|title=Japanese-American History is Sought|date=1969-07-29|work=The Times|access-date=2018-01-04|pages=26|via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16260751/the_press_democrat/|title=Hearings Sought on Reparations|date=1981-08-14|work=The Press Democrat|access-date=2018-01-04|pages=52|via=Newspapers.com}} Originally, JACP was sponsored by the San Mateo City School District. Volunteers ran the organization.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16260814/the_times/|title=Mateo JACP Open House|date=1977-10-08|work=The Times|access-date=2018-01-04|pages=13|via=Newspapers.com}}
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External links
- [https://www.asianamericanbooks.com/index.shtml Official site]
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Category:1969 establishments in California
Category:American history books
Category:American writers' organizations
Category:Asian-American literature