Commissioned by the New York City Department of Education, Hidden Voices is a series of essays and sources written and selected by historians and experts. This guide is intended to help teachers develop pedagogical content knowledge about Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) history and experiences.

The March 2021 shooting at spas in Atlanta, Georgia raised awareness about hate crimes against Asian Americans. This series of learning activities uses clips from Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March to study the role of legislation and activism in responding to hate crimes against Asian Americans.

The odditorium and the freak show are seemingly relics from the past. But yearnings for “oddities” still surface in popular culture today. This article investigates how odditoriums engage audiences about human difference, touching on the role of the wax mannequin and haptic simulation in teaching and learning the body.