Our Partners

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago (AAAJ | Chicago) builds power through collective advocacy and organizing to achieve racial equity. They spearheaded advocacy efforts for the passage of the Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History (TEAACH) Act, the first bill to mandate the statewide teaching of Asian American history in public schools. As an anchor member of the TAAF-funded TEAACH Implementation Collaborative, AAAJ | Chicago created a wealth of TEAACH-related resources, including an Asian American Education Resource Database consisting of over 200 lesson plans and discussion guides.

Founded in 2021, The Asian American Education Project (AAEdu) provides culturally relevant curriculum and professional development in order to ensure that Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) histories and narratives are included in K-12 classrooms across the nation. AAEdu has published over 100 CCSS- and state standards-aligned teaching resources, including a curriculum guide for Fighting To Belong, a graphic novel published by TAAF and Third State Books. They have trained over 8K educators and/or school leaders in multiple states and districts through in-person and virtual professional development opportunities.

Founded in 1973 and composed of over 35 chapters and affiliates around the U.S., OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates is dedicated to advancing the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs). In 2024, OCA and its K-12 AANHPI Curriculum Task Force launched the K-12 AANHPI Curriculum Project, a database consisting of over 50 lesson plans created in partnership with Diversify Our Narrative and 1882 Foundation.

The Social Studies Accelerator, powered by Education Leaders of Color, has a mission to accelerate the adoption of culturally sustaining social studies curriculum and teacher supports by connecting and supporting the ecosystem of diverse content creators, educators, and school systems. For the AAPI History Hub, the Accelerator developed rigorous practices to review and align high-quality curricular and professional learning materials to a shared taxonomy, leveraging input from an advisory committee of K-12 teachers and AAPI history scholars along with user testing and coding support from their Teacher Advisory Group. The Accelerator also provided guidance on strategic outreach and partnerships to amplify the Hub across K-12 practitioner networks, expand its offerings, and sustain its impact over time. Several of the Hub’s contributors are part of the Accelerator’s Content Creators Markets Matter (C2M2) learning lab.

The DataFace helps people tell great stories with their data. Since 2017, they’ve worked with brands, non-profits, and research teams to create digital experiences that make complex information more interactive and approachable. As an agency, they focus on projects with social impact, using their data visualization skills to advocate for causes like social justice, affordable health care, and climate solutions. The DataFace been a key partner to TAAF in designing and building both the AAPI History Hub and the AAPI Nonprofit Database.