The Side by Side Project is expanding our work—beyond our documentary film, 10 thematic short films, and 100 individual interviews—to offer lesson plans and resources that bring adult adoptee voices into teaching, research, and writing.
Below, you’ll find a list of lesson plans from our growing community of educators.
Would you like to get involved?
Aeriel A. Ashlee, PhD
St. Cloud State University
Social Justice and Student Development
The course is designed to provide a critical examination of inherited systems of power (e.g. racism, sexism, classism) that impact college student development and practical strategies for social justice action in student affairs.
Amber Davies-Sloan, MA
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Using Side x Side in a Communication Classroom
Being able to look outside oneself and be compassionate to the experiences and perspectives of others is essential in creating and sustaining connections with people at all levels.
Kira Donnell, PhD
San Francisco State University
Engaging Korean Adoptee Experiences in Interdisciplinary Contexts, Asian American Studies
Understanding the Korean adoptee experience as part of the Korean American and Asian American experience, not just an exception to it.
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JaeRan Kim, PhD
University of Washington Tacoma
Human Behavior in the Social Environment (HBSE) for Social Welfare Students
Most HBSE currently lacks significant incorporation of adoption except as a cursory mention of family structure. The racial and ethnic diversity of transracial, transnational Korean adoptees is important to a course in which students are learning about diversity and the influence of social environments on an individual’s human development.
Kim Park Nelson, PhD
Winona State University
Adoption Studies Community Course for Asian American Adoptees
The course is designed to empower Asian American transnational adoptees by providing them with the history of Asian adoption and sharing research and creative work about their adoption experiences.
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