Asian American Curriculum Project

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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. [1] AACP educates the public about Asian and Asian-American experiences through the publication of books, music and media. [2] There is also a physical bookstore selling AACP books in San Mateo. [3]

AACP was founded in 1969. [3] 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. [4] [5] [6] Originally, JACP was sponsored by the San Mateo City School District. [5] Volunteers ran the organization. [7]

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